切 meaning and pronunciation

切
Simplified/traditional character

切 English definition

qiè

  • (qie4) definitely
  • absolutely (not)
  • (scoffing or dismissive interjection) Yeah, right.
  • Tut!
  • to grind
  • close to
  • eager
  • to correspond to
  • see also 反切[fan3 qie4]
  • (qie1) to cut
  • to slice
  • tangent (math)

HSK levels


Characters with the same pronunciation

  • 妾 : concubine; I, your servant (deprecatory self-reference for women);
  • 帹 : man's headband (arch.);
  • 怯 : timid; cowardly; rustic; Taiwan pr. [que4];
  • 惬 : cheerful; satisfied;
  • 挈 : to raise; to lift; to take along (e.g. one's family);
  • 朅 : to leave; to abandon;
  • 窃 : to steal; secretly; (humble) I;
  • 箧 : chest; box; trunk; suitcase; portfolio;
  • 踥 : to walk with small steps;
  • 锲 : to cut; to carve; to engrave; to chisel; fig. to chisel away at;

Sentences examples with 切

  • 家里一切的事情,都是妈妈负责。
    Jiālǐ yīqiè de shìqíng, dōu shì māmā fùzé.

Words containing 切, by HSK level