偏角
piān jiǎo
Pinyin

Definition

偏角
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piān jiǎo
  1. angle of drift (navigation)
  2. deflection (from course)
  3. angle of divergence

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

主角
zhǔ jué
  1. 1 leading role
  2. 2 lead
偏
piān
  1. 1 to lean
  2. 2 to slant
  3. 3 oblique
  4. 4 prejudiced
  5. 5 to deviate from average
  6. 6 to stray from the intended line
  7. 7 stubbornly
  8. 8 contrary to expectations
  9. 9 left-hand side of a split Chinese character, often the key or radical
偏偏
piān piān
  1. 1 (indicates that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would wish) unfortunately
  2. 2 as it happened
  3. 3 (indicates that sth is the opposite of what would be normal or reasonable) stubbornly
  4. 4 contrarily
  5. 5 against reason
  6. 6 (indicates that sb or a group is singled out) precisely
  7. 7 only
  8. 8 of all people
角
Jué
  1. 1 surname Jue
角度
jiǎo dù
  1. 1 angle
  2. 2 point of view
角色
jué sè
  1. 1 role
  2. 2 character in a novel
  3. 3 persona
  4. 4 also pr. [jiǎo sè]
角落
jiǎo luò
  1. 1 nook
  2. 2 corner
三角
sān jiǎo
  1. 1 triangle
三角形
sān jiǎo xíng
  1. 1 triangle
三角洲
sān jiǎo zhōu
  1. 1 delta (geography)
五角场
Wǔ jiǎo chǎng
  1. 1 Wujiaochang neighborhood of Shanghai, adjacent to Fudan University
偏僻
piān pì
  1. 1 remote
  2. 2 desolate
  3. 3 far from the city
偏向
piān xiàng
  1. 1 partial towards sth
  2. 2 to prefer
  3. 3 to incline
  4. 4 erroneous tendencies (Leftist or Revisionist deviation)
偏执
piān zhí
  1. 1 prejudice
  2. 2 bigotry
偏执狂
piān zhí kuáng
  1. 1 paranoia
偏好
piān hào
  1. 1 to prefer
  2. 2 to be partial to sth
  3. 3 preference
偏差
piān chā
  1. 1 bias
  2. 2 deviation
偏心
piān xīn
  1. 1 partial
  2. 2 biased
  3. 3 prejudiced
  4. 4 eccentric
偏爱
piān ài
  1. 1 to be partial towards sth
  2. 2 to favor
  3. 3 to prefer
  4. 4 preference
  5. 5 favorite
偏方
piān fāng
  1. 1 folk remedy
  2. 2 home remedy

Idioms (17)

偏邪不正
piān xié bù zhèng
  1. 1 biased
  2. 2 prejudiced (idiom)
初露头角
chū lù tóu jiǎo
  1. 1 lit. to first show one's horns (idiom); fig. a first show of emerging talent
  2. 2 first sign of emerging talent
  3. 3 budding genius
剑走偏锋
jiàn zǒu piān fēng
  1. 1 the sword moves with side stroke (modern idiom)
  2. 2 fig. unexpected winning move
  3. 3 unconventional gambit
勾心斗角
gōu xīn dòu jiǎo
  1. 1 to fight and scheme against each other (idiom)
  2. 2 (in palace construction) elaborate and refined
屋漏偏逢连夜雨
wū lòu piān féng lián yè yǔ
  1. 1 when it rains, it pours (idiom)
崭露头角
zhǎn lù tóu jiǎo
  1. 1 to reveal outstanding talent (idiom); to stand out as conspicuously brilliant
拐弯抹角
guǎi wān mò jiǎo
  1. 1 lit. going round the curves and skirting the corners (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to speak in a roundabout way
  3. 3 to equivocate
  4. 4 to beat about the bush
明知山有虎，偏向虎山行
míng zhī shān yǒu hǔ , piān xiàng hǔ shān xíng
  1. 1 lit. to willfully go towards the mountain although knowing that it has tigers (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to take a risk despite knowing the dangers
牛角挂书
niú jiǎo guà shū
  1. 1 lit. to hang one's books on cow horns (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be diligent in one's studies
总角之交
zǒng jiǎo zhī jiāo
  1. 1 childhood friend (idiom)
总角之好
zǒng jiǎo zhī hǎo
  1. 1 childhood friend (idiom)
补偏救弊
bǔ piān jiù bì
  1. 1 to remedy defects and correct errors (idiom); to rectify past mistakes
钻牛角
zuān niú jiǎo
  1. 1 lit. honing a bull's horn; fig. to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem
  2. 2 to bash one's head against a brick wall
  3. 3 a wild goose chase
  4. 4 a blind alley
  5. 5 to split hairs
  6. 6 same as idiom 鑽牛角尖|钻牛角尖
钻牛角尖
zuān niú jiǎo jiān
  1. 1 lit. to penetrate into a bull's horn (idiom); fig. to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem
  2. 2 to bash one's head against a brick wall
  3. 3 a wild goose chase
  4. 4 a blind alley
  5. 5 to split hairs
头角峥嵘
tóu jiǎo zhēng róng
  1. 1 promise of brilliant young person (idiom); showing extraordinary gifts
凤毛麟角
fèng máo lín jiǎo
  1. 1 lit. as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. few and far between
麟角凤觜
lín jiǎo fèng zuǐ
  1. 1 lit. qilin's horn, phoenix's mouth (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. rara avis
  3. 3 rarity

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