偏 piān slanting

故Component breakdown

偏 = 亻 person + 扁 flat

• 亻 person
• 扁 flat

用How it is used

• Off to one side, hence biased or deviating - 偏见 (piānjiàn) prejudice, 偏差 (piānchā) deviation, 偏离 (piānlí) to veer off, 偏僻 (piānpì) remote.
• As an adverb 偏 / 偏偏 (piānpiān) means 'contrary to expectation, of all things' - 偏偏那天下雨 it just had to rain that very day.
• That contrarian 偏偏 signals frustration that reality went against your wishes - a very common spoken flavor.

词Words with 偏

• 偏偏piānpiānunfortunatelyHSK 8
• 偏僻piānpìremoteHSK 8
• 偏向piānxiàngpartial towards somethingHSK 8
• 偏差piānchābiasHSK 8
• 偏旁piānpángcomponent of a Chinese characterHSK 8
• 偏爱piān’àito be partial towards somethingHSK 8
• 偏离piānlíto deviateHSK 8
• 偏见piānjiànprejudiceHSK 8
• 偏远piānyuǎnremoteHSK 8

句Example sentences

• 今年玉米种的价格比去年偏高。 Jīnnián yùmǐ zhǒng de jiàgé bǐ qùnián piān gāo.The price of corn seed this year is a bit high compared to last year.