切
Ancient forms
2 formsGlyphs: Wikimedia Commons, public domain.
Meaning
- definitely; absolutely (not)
- (scoffing or dismissive interjection) Yeah, right.; Tut!
- to grind
- (bound form) close to
- (bound form) eager
- to correspond to
- (used to indicate that the fanqie 切 system should be applied to the previous two characters)
How often each reading is used
Example sentences
- The phone company cut me off last month.
- Let me cut the carrots.
- She cut the apple with a knife.
HSK words with 切
- 一切 yīqiè everything
- 亲切 qīnqiè amiable
- 密切 mìqiè close
- 迫切 pòqiè urgent; pressing
- 切实 qièshí feasible
- 切除 qiēchú to excise
- 确切 quèqiè definite
- 切断 qiēduàn to cut off
- 切割 qiēgē to cut
- 急切 jíqiè eager
- 深切 shēnqiè deeply felt
- 贴切 tiēqiè close-fitting
- 切身 qièshēn direct
- 咬牙切齿 yǎoyáqièchǐ (idiom) to gnash one's teeth; to fume with rage
- 恳切 kěnqiè earnest