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
偏偏
piānpiān
unexpectedly; deliberately; just so happens that
Character
Example phrases
- 他明知方案尚未成熟，偏偏在会上当众作出承诺。 Tā míngzhī fāng'àn shàngwèi chéngshú, piānpiān zài huì shàng dāngzhòng zuòchū chéngnuò. He clearly knew the proposal was not yet mature, yet he deliberately made a public commitment at the meeting.
- 我正要出门，偏偏下起了大雨。 Wǒ zhèng yào chūmén, piānpiān xià qǐ le dàyǔ. Just as I was about to go out, it started pouring.
- 大家都说不要去，他偏偏一个人去了。 Dàjiā dōu shuō bú yào qù, tā piānpiān yī gè rén qù le. Everyone said not to go, but he went alone anyway.
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
- 偏僻 piānpì remote; out-of-the-way
- 偏向 piānxiàng tendency; inclination; to be partial towards
- 偏远 piānyuǎn remote; far-flung
- 禁不住 jīnbuzhù cannot help; unable to restrain oneself
- 可不是 kěbúshi exactly; isn't that so
- 免不了 miǎnbuliǎo unavoidably; cannot avoid