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篇 (piān): measure word for essays, articles, papers; piece, sheet

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HSK 4noun, classifier

Character info

Pinyin
Meaning: measure word for essays, articles, papers; piece, sheet
Characters: 1
Part of speech: noun, classifier
HSK level: HSK 4
Strokes: 15
Radical: 竹
Structure: 上下结构

Full definitions

sheet
piece of writing
bound set of bamboo slips used for record keeping (old)
classifier for written items: chapter
classifier for written items: articles, essays, chapters, stories, poems
piece of writing
article
essay
chapter (as a noun in compounds like 全篇, 开篇)

Chinese explanation

量词，用来计算文章、纸张、书页等。一篇指一整篇文章或一张纸
也指写有文字的纸张或书页。

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Example sentences

He wrote an article about environmental protection.

This essay is written very well.

The teacher asked us to read a short story.

The whole piece is divided into five chapters.

I saw an interesting report in the newspaper.

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