切 入

qiē rùdictionary entry

to cut into / (fig.) to get into / to delve into (a topic, issue, field etc) / to enter (a market or industry) / to approach from a particular angle / (sports) to penetrate the defense / (cinema) to cut (to the next scene)

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

切入 切入 [qie1 ru4] /to cut into/(fig.) to get into; to delve into (a topic, issue, field etc); to enter (a market or industry); to approach from a particular angle/(sports) to penetrate the defense/(cinema) to cut (to the next scene)/

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Reference information

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Character information

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切
qiē
to cut / to slice / to carve / (math.) tangential
qiè
definitely / absolutely (not) / (scoffing or dismissive interjection) Yeah, right. / Tut! / to grind / (bound form) close to / (bound form) eager / to correspond to / (used to indicate that the fanqie 反切[fǎn qiè] system should be applied to the previous two characters)
入
rù
to enter / to go into / to join / to become a member of / (bound form) to conform to (as in 入時|入时[rù shí]) / abbr. for 入聲|入声[rù shēng] / (on product packaging, after {number n} + {classifier}) containing (n pieces) (from Japanese 入 "iri")

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