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皆

jiē

HSK 6 Character

What 皆 means

1. all
2. each and every
3. in all cases

Example sentences

• 草木皆兵。
  Every bush and tree looks like an enemy.
• 凡人皆有得意时。
  Fánrén jiē yǒu déyì shí.
  Even a broken clock is right twice a day.
• 这首歌老少皆宜。
  People of all ages like this song.
• 此后的事，尽人皆知。
  Cǐhòu de shì, jìnrénjiēzhī.
  The rest is history.
• 一切事物皆是相对的。
  Everything is relative.
• 我们知道人皆难免一死。
  Wǒmen zhīdào rén jiē nánmiǎn yī sǐ.
  We know that all men are mortal.

Words starting with 皆

• 皆大欢喜jiē dà huān xǐto everyone's delight and satisfaction
• 皆可jiē kěboth OK; all acceptable
• 皆因jiē yīnsimply because; all because
• 皆然jiē ránto be all the same way (literary)

Words containing 皆

• 比比皆是bǐ bǐ jiē shìcan be found everywhere
• 啼笑皆非tí xiào jiē fēilit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom); between laughter and tears
• 尽人皆知jìn rén jiē zhīknown by everyone (idiom); well known; a household name
• 有口皆碑yǒu kǒu jiē bēievery voice gives praise (idiom); with an extensive public reputation
• 尽皆jìn jiēall; without exception; complete
• 人人皆知rén rén jiē zhīknown to everyone
• 全民皆兵quán mín jiē bīngto bring the entire nation to arms (idiom)
• 众口皆碑zhòng kǒu jiē bēito be praised by everyone
• 老少皆宜lǎo shào jiē yísuitable for both the young and the old
• 草木皆兵cǎo mù jiē bīnglit. every tree or bush an enemy soldier (idiom); fig. to panic and treat everyone as an…
• 路人皆知lù rén jiē zhīunderstood by everyone (idiom); well known; a household name
• 远近皆知yuǎn jìn jiē zhīknown far and wide (idiom)
• 遐迩皆知xiá ěr jiē zhīwell-known far and near (idiom)
• 妇孺皆知fù rú jiē zhīunderstood by everyone (idiom); well known; a household name
• 俯拾皆是fǔ shí jiē shìlit. so numerous that one could just bend down and pick them up (idiom)…
• 四大皆空sì dà jiē kōnglit. the four elements are vanity (idiom); this world is an illusion
• 司马昭之心路人皆知Sī mǎ Zhāo zhī xīn lù rén jiē zhīlit. Sima Zhao's intentions are obvious to everyone (idiom); fig. an open secret
• 四海之内皆兄弟sì hǎi zhī nèi jiē xiōng dìall men are brothers
• 放之四海而皆准fàng zhī sì hǎi ér jiē zhǔnapplicable anywhere (idiom)
• 一着不慎，满盘皆输yī zhāo bù shèn , mǎn pán jiē shūOne careless move and the whole game is lost. (idiom)
• 爱美之心，人皆有之ài měi zhī xīn , rén jiē yǒu zhīeveryone loves beauty (idiom)
• 人尽皆知rén jìn jiē zhīsee 尽人皆知
• 满盘皆输mǎn pán jiē shūsee 一著不慎，一着不慎，满盘皆输

Characters that look like 皆

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

• 首shǒuhead; chief; first (occasion, thing etc)
• 背bèithe back of a body or object; to turn one's back; to hide something from
• 盲mángblind
• 肾shènkidney
• 宵xiāonight
• 贤xiánworthy or virtuous person; honorific used for a person of the same or a younger generation

Sounds the same

Read jiē, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 接to receive; to answer (the phone); to meet or welcome sb
• 街street
• 阶rank or step; stairs
• 揭to take the lid off; to expose; to unmask
• 楷Chinese pistachio tree (Pistacia chinensis)
• 结(of a plant) to produce (fruit or seeds); Taiwan pr. jié
• 嗟sigh; also pr. juē
• 秸grain stalks left after threshing
• 疖pimple; sore; boil
• 椄(archaic) to graft (a branch, bud etc)
• 湝flowing (of water)
• 喈harmonious (of music)