biǎn
Pinyin

Definition

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biǎn
  1. flat
  2. (coll.) to beat (sb) up
  3. old variant of 匾[biǎn]
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Piān
  1. surname Pian
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piān
  1. small boat

Character Decomposition

Compounds (19)

biān
  1. 1 to weave
  2. 2 to plait
  3. 3 to organize
  4. 4 to group
  5. 5 to arrange
  6. 6 to edit
  7. 7 to compile
  8. 8 to write
  9. 9 to compose
  10. 10 to fabricate
piān
  1. 1 sheet
  2. 2 piece of writing
  3. 3 bound set of bamboo slips used for record keeping (old)
  4. 4 classifier for written items: chapter, article
biàn
  1. 1 variant: 遍 biàn
biàn
  1. 1 everywhere
  2. 2 all over
  3. 3 classifier for actions: one time
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

Related Words (20)

Piān
  1. 1 surname Pian
yā biǎn
  1. 1 to squash
  2. 2 to crush flat
biǎn dan
  1. 1 carrying pole
  2. 2 shoulder pole
  3. 3 classifier: 根 gēn
biǎn táo tǐ
  1. 1 tonsil
biǎn dòu
  1. 1 hyacinth bean
  2. 2 haricot

Sample Sentences

大叔,你喘气可以不要那么大声吗?我先去做杠铃卧推了,久没练,我的胸肌都扁了。
dàshū ,nǐ chuǎnqì kěyǐ bùyào nàme dàshēng ma ?wǒ xiān qù zuò gànglíng wòtuī le ,jiǔ méi liàn ,wǒ de xiōngjī dōu biǎn le 。
Mister, can you not breathe that loudly? I’m going to go and bench press the barbell first. It’s so long since I’ve worked out, my chest muscles are all flat.
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热锅,放入麻油,把姜切成薄片,放入锅中,用中小火把姜片爆至干扁
rè guō ,fàng rù máyóu ,bǎ Jiāng qiēchéng báo piàn ,fàng rù guō zhōng ,yòng zhōng xiǎo huǒ bǎ Jiāng piàn bào zhì gān biǎn
Put the sesame oil in a hot saucepan, finely slice the ginger and add it to the pan and flash-fry it on a mid to low heat until it is dry and flat
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我的牛排汉堡快好了吗?人都要饿扁了。
wǒ de niúpái hànbǎo kuài hǎo le ma ?rén dōu yào è biǎn le 。
Is my steak burger ready. I’m very hungry.
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我们快找地方吃点东西吧,我肚子快饿扁了。
wǒmen kuài zhǎo dìfang chī diǎnr dōngxi ba ,wǒ dùzi kuài èbiǎn le 。
Let's find somewhere to get some good food, I'm so hungry I could die.
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我觉得比蛋糕简单,先把面粉鸡蛋黄油和水按比例搅拌,做成一个面团再压扁,然后用各种模具压出各种造型,最后用烤箱180度烤15分钟。
wǒ juéde bǐ dàn\'gāo jiǎndān ,xiān bǎ miànfěn jīdàn huángyóu hé shuǐ àn bǐlì jiǎobàn ,zuòchéng yīgè miàntuán zài yābiǎn ,ránhòu yòng gèzhǒng mújù yāchū gèzhǒng zàoxíng ,zuìhòu yòng kǎoxiāng yībǎibāshí dù kǎo shíwǔ fēnzhōng 。
I think they are easier than cake. First, you mix the right amount of flour, eggs, butter and water together, and make it into a dough which you then press down. After that, you use all kinds of cookie molds to cut out all kinds of shapes. Lastly, you use the oven to bake them for 15 minutes at 180 degrees.
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呃,应该也是韩国人。韩国人脸型一般比较扁平,是大饼脸。
è ,yīnggāi yě shì Hánguórén 。Hánguórén liǎnxíng yībān bǐjiào biǎnpíng ,shì dàbǐng liǎn 。
Uh, that person should also be Korean. The shapes of Korean faces are usually pretty flat and wide. They're pancake faces.
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哇,高的,扁的,圆的,方的,什么形状的都有。
wā ,gāo de ,biǎn de ,yuán de ,fāng de ,shénme xíngzhuàng de dōu yǒu 。
Wow, tall ones, flat ones, round ones, square ones – they've got all shapes and sizes.
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差不多就是那个样子。圆圆的、扁扁的,上面突出来。对了,飞碟是粉红色的。
chàbuduō jiùshì nàge yàngzi 。yuányuán de 、biǎnbiǎn de ,shàngmian tū chūlai 。duì le ,fēidié shì fěnhóngsè de 。
Pretty much like that. Round and flat, with a protrusion on top. Oh, and by the way, the flying saucer was pink.
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