qiē
cut; slice
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我切菜的时候不小心切到了手。
wǒ qiē cài de shíhòu bùxiǎoxīn qiē dào le shǒu.
I accidentally cut my hand while cutting vegetables.
这块肉切得也太薄了。
zhè kuài ròu qiē de tài báo le.
This piece of meat is cut too thinly.
请把这个蛋糕切成八块。
qǐng bǎ zhège dàngāo qiē chéng bā kuài.
Please cut this cake into eight pieces.
割 (gē)
cut
剁 (duò)
chop
合 (hé)
combine
连 (lián)
connect
The Chinese character 切 (qiè) is composed of two parts: the radical 刀 (dāo), which means "knife", and the phonetic component 欠 (qiàn), which is a simplified form of the character 欠 (qiàn), meaning "to owe" or "to lack". The combination of these two components suggests the idea of "cutting" or "dividing" something with a knife.The original meaning of 切 was "to cut", and it is still used in this sense today. For example, the phrase 切菜 (qiè cài) means "to cut vegetables". However, 切 has also developed a number of other meanings over time, including "to divide", "to separate", "to distinguish", and "to care about". For example, the phrase 切断 (qiè duàn) means "to cut off", the phrase 切分 (qiè fèn) means "to divide", the phrase 切别 (qiè bié) means "to distinguish", and the phrase 切记 (qiè jì) means "to care about".切 is a versatile character that can be used in a variety of contexts. It is an important character to learn for HSK learners, as it is used in many common words and phrases.
