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偏偏

piān piān

Old HSK 6 HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

偏偏 (piān piān) means "(indicates that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would wish) unfortunately; as it happened; (indicates that s". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was HSK 6 in the old six-level list.

What 偏偏 means

1. (indicating that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would wish) unfortunately; as it happened
2. (indicating that sth is the opposite of what would be normal or reasonable) stubbornly; contrarily; against reason
3. (indicating that sb or a group is singled out) precisely; only; of all people

How 偏偏 is used in grammar

偏偏 is a grammar word. Each link goes to its own section: what it does in that pattern, the structure, three example sentences with pinyin, and the mistake to avoid.

• Attitude adverbs: 偏偏/偶尔/竟然/随便 (HSK 4)

The official HSK 3.0 grammar outline lists it at level 7-9, adverbs (语气副词).

The characters in 偏偏

• 偏piānto lean; to slant; oblique
• 偏piānto lean; to slant; oblique

Sounds the same

Read piān piān, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 翩翩elegant; graceful; smart

Where 偏偏 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of HSK 6 Vocabulary · piān–pì (HSK 6), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 6 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read piān piān correctly.
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