ChinesePod

1 (indicates that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would wish) unfortunately
2 as it happened
3 (indicates that sth is the opposite of what would be normal or reasonable) stubbornly
4 contrarily
5 against reason
6 (indicates that sb or a group is singled out) precisely
7 only
8 of all people

偏僻

piān pì

1 remote
2 desolate
3 far from the city

偏向

piān xiàng

1 partial towards sth
2 to prefer
3 to incline
4 erroneous tendencies (Leftist or Revisionist deviation)

偏执

piān zhí

1 prejudice
2 bigotry

Idioms (5)

偏邪不正

piān xié bù zhèng

1 biased
2 prejudiced (idiom)

剑走偏锋

jiàn zǒu piān fēng

1 the sword moves with side stroke (modern idiom)
2 fig. unexpected winning move
3 unconventional gambit

屋漏偏逢连夜雨

wū lòu piān féng lián yè yǔ

1 when it rains, it pours (idiom)

明知山有虎，偏向虎山行

míng zhī shān yǒu hǔ , piān xiàng hǔ shān xíng

1 lit. to willfully go towards the mountain although knowing that it has tigers (idiom)
2 fig. to take a risk despite knowing the dangers

补偏救弊

bǔ piān jiù bì

1 to remedy defects and correct errors (idiom); to rectify past mistakes

Sample Sentences

为了和平，我们要牢固树立人类命运共同体意识。偏见和歧视、仇恨和战争，只会带来灾难和痛苦。相互尊重、平等相处、和平发展、共同繁荣，才是人间正道，世界各国应该共同维护以联合国宪章宗旨和原则为核心的国际秩序和国际体系，积极构建以合作共赢为核心的新型国际关系共同推进世界和平与发展的崇高事业。

wèile hépíng ，wǒmen yào láogù shùlì rénlèi mìngyùn gòngtóngtǐ yìshi 。piānjiàn hé qíshì 、chóuhèn hé zhànzhēng ，zhī huì dàilái zāinàn hé tòngkǔ 。xiānghù zūnzhòng 、píngděng xiāngchǔ 、hépíng fāzhǎn 、gòngtóng fánróng ，cái shì rénjiān zhèngdào ，shìjiègèguó yīnggāi gòngtóng wéihù yǐ Liánhéguó xiànzhāng zōngzhǐ hé yuánzé wèi héxīn de guójì zhìxù hé guójì tǐxì ，jījí gòujiàn yǐ to collaborate gòngyíng wèi héxīn de xīnxíng guójì guānxi gòngtóng tuījìn shìjiè hépíng yǔ fāzhǎn de chónggāo shìyè 。

For peace, we have to securely establish an awareness of a community of destiny among humanity. Prejudice and discrimination, hostility and war, they only bring disaster and pain. Mutual respect, treating one another as equals, peaceful development, prospering together, this is the true path for humanity. Each country in the world should uphold the objectives and principles enshrined in the United Nations charter as the core tenets of international order and the international system, to proactively construct new international relations with win-win cooperation at its core, to continue to carry forward the sublime undertaking that is world peace and development.

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你这是充满了偏见和歧视，正是因为你们这样的偏见才使得社会不同阶级有了对立和仇视情绪，愈演愈烈直到一发不可收拾。

nǐ zhè shì chōngmǎn le piānjiàn hé qíshì ，zhèngshì yīnwèi nǐmen zhèyàng de piānjiàn cái shǐde shèhuì bùtóng jiējí yǒu le duìlì hé chóushì qíngxù ，yùyǎnyùliè zhídào yī fā bù kě shōushi 。

That is so subjective and prejudiced. It's your kind of prejudice that causes opposition and hatred between different classes in society, which has gotten more and more dramatic to the point that it can't be remedied.

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与其说是我们对他们有偏见，不如说是他们自己都不尊重自己，没有尽力用好的言行举止来改善人们对他们的刻板印象。

yǔqí shuō shì wǒmen duì tāmen yǒu piānjiàn ，bùrú shuō shì tāmen zìjǐ dōu bù zūnzhòng zìjǐ ，méiyǒu jìnlì yòng hǎo de yánxíng jǔzhǐ lái gǎishàn rénmen duì tāmen de kèbǎnyìnxiàng 。

Rather than say I am prejudiced against them, I'd say they don't even respect themselves. They haven't tried their hardest to improve people's stereotypes of them through their speech, behaviour and bearing.

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行，听你的，豁出去了，我先收拾收拾个人形象，换个新造型；祛除对男人的偏见，打开心扉；那，以后有聚会记得叫我，我再积累些实战经验。

xíng ，tīngnǐde ，huò chūqù le ，wǒ xiān shōushi shōushi gèrén xíngxiàng ，huàn gè xīn zàoxíng ；qūchú duì nánrén de piānjiàn ，dǎkāi xīnfēi ；nà ，yǐhòu yǒu jùhuì jìde jiào wǒ ，wǒ zài jīlěi xiē shízhàn jīngyàn 。

OK, you win. I'll go for it. I'll go and fix myself up, change my style and let go off my prejudice towards men and open my heart. So, if you hear of any parties remember to call me, then I can get some real experience on the battlefield.

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对这两个候选人我都没有偏见，但是上次看了他们的政见发表会后，难免有一点失望。

duì zhè liǎng gè hòuxuǎnrén wǒ dōu méiyǒu piānjiàn ，dànshì shàngcì kàn le tāmen de zhèngjiàn fābiǎohuì hòu ，nánmiǎn yǒu yī diǎn shīwàng 。

I don't have any preference for either candidate, but after seeing the last election debate, how could I not be a little disappointed.

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在国外的简历中，个人信息只需要提供姓名和联系方式，一般是不需要提供这些详细信息的。我觉得这些信息太过于私人化了，如果要求提供这些信息，不是容易造成种族，年龄或者外貌上的偏见吗？

zài guówài de jiǎnlì zhōng ，gèrén xìnxī zhǐ xūyào tígōng xìngmíng hé liánjì fāngshì ，yībān shì bù xūyào tígōng zhèxiē xiángxì xìnxī de 。wǒ juéde zhèxiē xìnxī tài guòyú sīrénhuà le ，rúguǒ yāoqiú tígōng zhèxiē xìnxī ，bùshì róngyì zàochéng zhǒngzú ，niánlíng huòzhě wàimào shàng de piānjiàn ma ？

In foreign resumes, you only need to provide your full name and contact information in the personal information section. They usually don't require you to provide this kind of detailed information. I think this information is too personal. If they ask you to provide these things, doesn't that make it easy to have prejudice based on race, age or appearance?

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这倒也是。可是在中国大家都已经习惯这样去写了，也从来没想过偏见不偏见的问题。

zhè dǎo yě shì 。kěshì zài Zhōngguó dàjiā dōu yǐjīng xíguàn zhèyàng qù xiě le ，yě cónglái méi xiǎng guo piānjiàn bu piānjiàn de wèntí 。

That's true. But in China everyone's already used to writing it this way. We've never thought about the issue of prejudice.

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首先，不能光看人的外表来决定他是不是好人；其次，不要让恐惧阻碍你学习新东西；再次，勇于做自已；最后，爱比偏见更强烈。

shǒuxiān ，bùnéng guāng kàn rén de wàibiǎo lái decision tā shì bùshì hǎorén ；qícì ，bù yào ràng kǒngjù zǔài nǐ xuéxí xīn dōngxi ；zàicì ，yǒngyú zuò zì ；zuìhòu ，ài bǐ piānjiàn gèng qiángliè 。

First, you shouldn't judge someone by their appearance alone. Secondly, never let fear get in the way of learning new things. Thirdly, be yourself. Finally, love is stronger than hate.

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傲慢与偏见》

Àomàn yǔ piānjiàn 》

"Pride and Prejudice."

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你对底特律有偏见吧？

nǐ duì Dǐtèlǜ yǒu piānjiàn ba ？

You're a little prejudiced against Detroit, aren't you?

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