偏 piān
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 扁 flat
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
偏僻
piānpì
remote; out-of-the-way
Characters in this word
僻 pì
- Strokes
- 15
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 辟 law, rule
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这座村庄位置偏僻，却因保存完整的古建筑而受到关注。 Zhè zuò cūnzhuāng wèizhi piānpì, què yīn bǎocún wánzhěng de gǔ jiànzhù ér shòudào guānzhù. This village is remote, yet it has attracted attention because of its well-preserved ancient buildings.
- 他住在偏僻的小山村，去城里要走一天。 Tā zhù zài piānpì de xiǎo shāncūn, qù chéng lǐ yào zǒu yī tiān. He lives in a remote mountain village, and it takes a day to walk to town.
- 这家餐厅开在偏僻的地方，生意却很好。 Zhè jiā cāntīng kāi zài piānpì de dìfang, shēngyì què hěn hǎo. This restaurant is in an out-of-the-way place, but business is good.
Related words
- 偏 piān biased; partial; to deviate; rather
- 偏爱 piān'ài to favour; to be partial to
- 偏差 piānchā deviation; discrepancy; bias
- 偏见 piānjiàn prejudice; bias
- 偏离 piānlí to deviate from; to depart from
- 偏旁 piānpáng radical; component of a Chinese character
- 偏偏 piānpiān unexpectedly; deliberately; just so happens that
- 偏向 piānxiàng tendency; inclination; to be partial towards
- 偏远 piānyuǎn remote; far-flung
- 僻静 pìjìng secluded and quiet
- 圈 juān to encircle; to mark/circle; to confine
- 伸缩 shēnsuō to stretch and contract; flexible; telescopic