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切

qiē

to cut

HSK 4 · Topic “Hand actions and fixing”
A person slicing bread
Memory picture

Character

切 qiē

Strokes
4
Radical
刀 — knife
Made of
七 seven 刀 knife
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 我切苹果。 Wǒ qiē píngguǒ. I cut an apple.
  • 请切面包。 Qǐng qiē miànbāo. Please slice the bread.
  • 他切西瓜。 Tā qiē xīguā. He cuts a watermelon.

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