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切

qiē

HSK 3.0 · 4HSK 2.0 · 5

Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

qiē · cit3 (Jyutping)

  1. to cut; to slice; to carve
  2. (math.) tangential

qiè · cit3 (Jyutping)

  1. definitely; absolutely (not)
  2. (scoffing or dismissive interjection) Yeah, right.; Tut!
  3. to grind
  4. (bound form) close to
  5. (bound form) eager
  6. to correspond to
  7. (used to indicate that the fanqie 反切[fan3 qie4] system should be applied to the previous two characters)

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

切

Meaning
cut, mince, slice, carve
Radical
刀
Strokes
4
Components
⿰七刀
Cangjie
PSH
Four-corner
4772.0

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