Word information
Simplified偏偏
Traditional偏偏
Pinyinpiānpiān
Part of speech副
HSK 3.07-9
HSK 2.06
Chinese word dictionary
偏偏
piānpiān · (indicating that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would wish) unfortunately; as it happened; (indicating that sth is the opposite of what would be normal or reasonable) stubbornly; contrarily; against reason; (indicating that sb or a group is singled out) precisely; only; of all people
Character breakdown
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How to learn 偏偏
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偏piān
to lean; to slant; oblique; prejudiced; to deviate from average; to stray from the intended line; stubbornly; contrary to expectations
偏爱piān’àito be partial towards sth; to favor; to prefer; preference; favorite
偏差piānchābias; deviation
偏见piānjiànprejudice; bias
偏离piānlíto deviate; to diverge; to wander
偏旁piānpángcomponent of a Chinese character (as the radical or the phonetic part)