Learn Hardcore Chinese: piān

Usages of piān

老师Lǎoshī　让ràng　我们wǒmen　写xiě　一yì　篇piān　介绍jièshào　自己zìjǐ　理想lǐxiǎng　的de　作文zuòwén。Lǎoshī ràng wǒmen xiě yì piān jièshào zìjǐ lǐxiǎng de zuòwén.

The teacher asked us to write a composition introducing our own ideals.

这zhè　篇piān　文章wénzhāng　很hěn　有意思yǒuyìsi。zhè piān wénzhāng hěn yǒuyìsi.

This article is very interesting.

这zhè　篇piān　作文zuòwén　很hěn　重要zhòngyào。zhè piān zuòwén hěn zhòngyào.

This composition is very important.

这Zhè　篇piān　文章wénzhāng　内容nèiróng　不bù　长cháng，　但是dànshì　重点zhòngdiǎn　很hěn　清楚qīngchu。Zhè piān wénzhāng nèiróng bù cháng, dànshì zhòngdiǎn hěn qīngchu.

This article isn’t long, but its main points are very clear.

这zhè　篇piān　文章wénzhāng　很hěn　短duǎn，　我wǒ　一会儿yíhuìr　就jiù　看完kànwán　了le。zhè piān wénzhāng hěn duǎn, wǒ yíhuìr jiù kànwán le.

This article is very short; I finished reading it in a little while.

请qǐng　你nǐ　把bǎ　这zhè　篇piān　文章wénzhāng　打印出来dǎyìnchūlái，　我wǒ　想xiǎng　认真rènzhēn　看kàn　一yí　下xià。qǐng nǐ bǎ zhè piān wénzhāng dǎyìnchūlái, wǒ xiǎng rènzhēn kàn yí xià.

Please print out this article; I want to read it carefully for a moment.

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