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Jyutping pin1
Pinyin piān

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. sheet
  2. piece of writing
  3. bound set of bamboo slips used for record keeping (old)
  4. classifier for written items: chapter, article
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. sheet/piece of writing/bound set of bamboo slips used for record keeping (old)/classifier for written items: chapter, article/chapter/section
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語素
    篇幅​;​文字​嘅​長​短
    length of a piece of writing
    • 短篇 小説
      短篇 小说
      dyun2 pin1 siu2 syut3
      short story
    • 長篇大論
      长篇大论
      coeng4 pin1 daai6 leon6
      long-winded
  2. 量詞
    (​寫作​)​作品​;​計算​文章​或詩​作​嘅​單​位
    piece of writing; quantifier for articles
    • 一篇小説
      一篇小说
      jat1 pin1 siu2 syut3
      a piece of fiction
    • 一篇文章
      一篇文章
      jat1 pin1 man4 zoeng1
      a piece of writing/an article
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character, historical
    bound set of bamboo slips used for recordkeeping
  2. character
    Classifier for written items, book leaves, etc.: piece
  3. character
    piece of writing
  4. character
    sheet of paper
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. chapter, section, essay, article
  2. Cangjie Input
    HHSB
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 二级词汇表 #413
  2. HSK3 二级汉字表 #156
  3. HSK3 中等手写字表 #219
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我一直忙于写一部短篇小说。
    我一直忙於寫一部短篇小説。
    wǒ yī zhí máng yú xiě yī bù duǎn piān xiǎo shuō 。
    • I have been busy writing a short story.
    • I've been busy writing a short story.
  2. Mandarin
    我厌烦了他的长篇大论。
    我厭煩了他的長篇大論。
    wǒ yàn fán le tā de cháng piān dà lùn 。
    • I got bored with his long talk.
  3. Mandarin
    我在Tatoeba的博客上看到一篇文章,提到很快就会出一个新的版本,你们看到了吗?
    我在Tatoeba的博客上看到一篇文章,提到很快就會出一個新的版本,你們看到了嗎?
    wǒ zài tatoeba de bó kè shàng kàn dào yì piān wén zhāng , tí dào hěn kuài jiù huì chū yí gè xīn de bǎn běn , nǐ men kàn dào le ma ?
    • I've seen an article on the Tatoeba blog about a new version coming soon. Have you read it?
  4. Mandarin
    这篇小说的中心点是南北战争。
    這篇小說的中心點是南北戰爭。
    zhè piān xiǎo shuō de zhōng xīn diǎn shì nán běi zhàn zhēng 。
    • The novel is centered on the Civil War.
  5. Mandarin
    我至少需要三天来翻译这篇论文。
    我至少需要三天來翻譯這篇論文。
    wǒ zhì shǎo xū yào sān tiān lái fān yì zhè piān lùn wén 。
    • I'll need at least three days to translate that thesis.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    佢篇英文作文无咩错处。
    佢篇英文作文無咩錯處。
    keoi5 pin1 jing1 man4 zok3 man2一絲不苟 mou4 me1 co3 cyu3 。
    • Errors are few, if any, in his English composition.
  2. Cantonese
    虽然我净系喺网上睇咗几篇新闻,但系都大概知道咗成件事嘅来龙去脉。
    雖然我淨係喺網上睇咗幾篇新聞,但係都大概知道咗成件事嘅來龍去脈。
    seoi1 jin4 ngo5 zeng6 hai6 hai2 mong5 soeng6 tai2 zo2 gei2 pin1 san1 man4 , daan6 hai6 dou1 daai6 koi3 zi1 dou6 zo2 sing4 gin6 si6 ge3 loi4 lung4 heoi3 mak6 。
    • I'm only reading the scraps on news on the Internet, but, well, I get the general picture.
  3. Cantonese
    你有冇睇过呢篇文章呀?
    你有冇睇過呢篇文章呀?
    nei5 jau5 mou5 tai2 gwo3 ne1 pin1 man4 zoeng1 aa3 ?
    • Have you read this article?
  4. Cantonese
    你最好写过篇文。
    你最好寫過篇文。
    nei5 zeoi3 hou2 se2 gwo3 pin1 man4 。
    • You'd better rewrite the article.
  5. Cantonese
    请你篇文用英式英文。
    請你篇文用英式英文。
    cing2 nei5 pin1 man4 jung6 jing1 sik1 jing1 man4 。
    • Please use British English in your text.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    篇文立意好清晰,写得好好。
    篇文立意好清晰,寫得好好。
    pin1 man2 laap6 ji3 hou2 cing1 sik1, se2 dak1 hou2 hou2.
    • The main argument of the essay is very clear, which is worth learning from.
  2. Cantonese
    你呢篇文系写得唔错,但系我哋要你写论文,你就写散文,个文体都完全唔一样嘅。
    你呢篇文係寫得唔錯,但係我哋要你寫論文,你就寫散文,個文體都完全唔一樣嘅。
    nei5 nei1 pin1 man2 hai6 se2 dak1 m4 co3, daan6 hai6 ngo5 dei6 jiu3 nei5 se2 leon6 man2, nei5 zau6 se2 saan2 man4, go3 man4 tai2 dou1 jyun4 cyun4 m4 jat1 joeng6 ge3.
    • Your article is nice. However, you presented us with a prose while we requested a thesis. In terms of stylistics, they are completely different.
  3. Cantonese
    呢篇论文提出咗一个新理论。
    呢篇論文提出咗一個新理論。
    ni1 pin1 leon6 man2 tai4 ceot1 zo2 jat1 go3 san1 lei5 leon6.
    • This academic paper proposed a new theory.
  4. Cantonese
    呢篇文都好多错处下㖞。
    呢篇文都好多錯處下喎。
    nei1 pin1 man2 dou1 hou2 do1 co3 cyu3 haa5 wo3.
    • There are quite a lot of mistakes in this essay.
  5. Cantonese
    呢篇文章字字珠玑,大家有时间嘅话就睇多两次啦!
    呢篇文章字字珠璣,大家有時間嘅話就睇多兩次啦!
    ni1 pin1 man4 zoeng1 zi6 zi6 zyu1 gei1, daai6 gaa1 jau5 si4 gaan3 ge3 waa2 zau6 tai2 do1 loeng5 ci3 laa1!
    • This article is precisely and concisely written. Read a few more times if you have time.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    呢篇文写得唔错。
    呢篇文写得唔错。
    ni1 pin1 man2 se2 dak1 m4 co3.
    • This essay is written quite well.
  2. Mandarin
    这篇文章写得多棒啊,背下来。
    這篇文章寫得多棒啊,背下來。
    zhè piān wén zhāng xiě de duō bàng a , bèi xià lái .
    • How excellently written is this article! Learn it by heart.
    • How excellently written is this article! Memorize it.
  3. Mandarin
    这篇论文满是拼写错误。
    這篇論文滿是拼寫錯誤。
    zhè piān lùn wén mǎn shì pīn xiě cuò wù .
    • This paper is full of spelling mistakes.
  4. Mandarin
    这篇文章值得一读。
    這篇文章值得一讀。
    zhè piān wén zhāng zhí de yī dú .
    • This article is worth reading.
  5. Mandarin
    我们把这篇稿子再过一遍。
    我們把這篇稿子再過一遍。
    wǒ men bǎ zhè piān gǎo zi zài guò yī biàn .
    • Let's go over the draft once again.