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切

qiè

Old HSK 5 HSK 3.0 character level 4 Character

切 (qiē) means "to cut, slice". It is an HSK 3.0 level 5 word, and was HSK 5 in the old six-level list.

What 切 means

1. definitely; absolutely (not)
2. (scoffing or dismissive interjection) Yeah, right.; Tut!
3. to grind
4. bound formclose to
5. bound formeager
6. to correspond to
7. (used to indicate that the fanqie {反切|fǎn qiè} system should be applied to the previous two characters)

Other readings

切 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• qiēto cut; to slice; to carve; tangential

Example sentences

• 切！
  Tsk!
• 切记！
  Qièjì!
  Be sure to remember!
• 一切就绪。
  Yīqièjiùxù.
  Everything's ready.
• 到你切了!
  Your turn to split!
• 一切正常。
  Everything is normal.
• 一切都好。
  All good.

Words starting with 切

• 切实qiè shífeasible; realistic; practical
• 切换qiē huànto switch over; to switch modes or data streams; to cut (to a new scene)
• 切成qiē chéngto cut up (into pieces); to slice; to carve
• 切断qiē duànto cut off; to sever
• 切记qiè jìremember at all costs
• 切磋qiē cuōto compare notes; to learn from one another
• 切身qiè shēndirect; concerning oneself; personal
• 切除qiē chúto excise; to cut out (a tumor)
• 切尔西Qiè ěr xī(name) Chelsea
• 切割qiē gēto cut
• 切忌qiè jìto avoid as taboo; to avoid by all means
• 切入qiē rùto cut into; (fig.) to get into; to delve into (a topic, issue, field etc)…
• 切勿qiè wùby no means
• 切片qiē piànto slice; slice; thin section of a specimen (for microscopic examination)
• 切合qiè héto fit in with; to suit; appropriate
• 切切qiè qièurgently; eagerly; worried
• 切实可行qiè shí kě xíngfeasible
• 切碎qiē suìto chop
• 切中qiè zhòngto hit the target (esp. in argument); to strike home
• 切口qiē kǒuincision; notch; slit
• 切向qiē xiàngtangent direction
• 切线qiē xiàntangent line (geometry)
• 切要qiè yàoessential; extremely important
• 切责qiè zéto blame; to reprimand

Words containing 切

• 一切yī qièeverything; every; all
• 亲切qīn qièamiable; cordial; close and dear
• 密切mì qièclose; intimate; to strengthen (ties, cooperation etc); closely; intently; carefully
• 迫切pò qièurgent; pressing
• 确切què qièdefinite; exact; precise
• 急切jí qièeager; impatient
• 咬牙切齿yǎo yá qiè chǐ(idiom) to gnash one's teeth; to fume with rage
• 恳切kěn qièearnest; sincere
• 关切guān qièto be deeply concerned; to be troubled (by)
• 真切zhēn qièvivid; distinct; clear
• 深切shēn qièdeeply felt; heartfelt; sincere
• 不顾一切bù gù yī qiè(idiom) to disregard all negative considerations; to cast aside all concerns
• 贴切tiē qièclose-fitting; closest (translation)
• 热切rè qièfervent
• 不切实际bù qiè shí jìunrealistic; impractical
• 心切xīn qièeager; impatient; guileless
• 殷切yīn qièardent; eager; earnest
• 一刀切yī dāo qiēlit. to cut all at one stroke (idiom); to impose uniformity…
• 悲切bēi qièmournful
• 目空一切mù kōng yī qièthe eye can see nothing worthwhile all around (idiom); arrogant; condescending…
• 内切nèi qiē(math) to inscribe; internally tangent
• 划切huá qièto slice; to dice
• 反切fǎn qiètraditional system expressing the phonetic value of a Chinese character using two other…
• 果切guǒ qiēfresh-cut fruit

Characters that look like 切

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 由yóuto follow; from; because of; due to
• 功gōngmeritorious deed or service; achievement; result
• 幼yòuyoung
• 劝quànto advise; to urge; to try to persuade
• 匆cōnghurried; hasty

Sounds the same

Read qiè, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 窃to steal; secretly; (humble) I
• 怯timid; cowardly; rustic
• 锲to cut; to carve; to engrave
• 妾concubine; I, your servant (deprecatory self-reference for women)
• 砌used in 砌末
• 惬(literary) satisfied; content
• 挈to raise; to lift; to take along (e.g. one's family)
• 箧chest; box; trunk
• 帹man's headband (arch.)
• 朅to leave; to abandon
• 踥to walk with small steps
• 趄to slant; to incline

Where 切 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Cleverness, Skill & Chess (HSK 5), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 5 word, with the rest of its level.
• How characters are built from components.
• How to learn Chinese characters.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read qiè correctly.
• Look up another word in the free dictionary.