润色 潤色 rùn sè to polish (a piece of writing) / to add a few finishing touches to (a piece of writing, painting etc) syn 投书 投書 tóu shū to submit a written piece (letter, article, opinion piece etc) syn 极靴 jí xuē magnet pole piece / pole piece 一鳞半爪 一鱗半爪 yī lín bàn zhuǎ lit. one scale and half a claw (idiom) / only odd bits and pieces syn 一鳞半爪 一鱗半爪 yī lín bàn zhǎo lit. one scale and half a claw (idiom) / fig. only odd bits and pieces syn 零星 líng xīng fragmentary / piecemeal / in bits and pieces / sporadic / scattered syn 杂物 雜物 zá wù junk / items of no value / various bits and bobs syn 细碎 細碎 xì suì fragments / bits and pieces syn 边角料 邊角料 biān jiǎo liào scrap / bits and pieces left over 零打碎敲 líng dǎ suì qiāo to do things in bits and pieces (idiom) / piecemeal work syn 零敲碎打 líng qiāo suì dǎ to do things in bits and pieces (idiom) / piecemeal work syn 边角科 邊角科 biān jiǎo kē leftover bits and pieces (of industrial, material) 七零八碎 qī líng bā suì bits and pieces / scattered fragments syn 东拼西凑 東拼西湊 dōng pīn xī còu (idiom) to assemble from bits and pieces / to combine items from disparate sources syn 花絮 huā xù bits of news / interesting sidelights 砸碎 zá suì to pulverize / to smash to bits syn 凑齐 湊齊 còu qí to collect all the bits to make a whole 位 wèi position / location / place / seat / classifier for people (honorific) / classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes) / (physics) potential syn 拾零 shí líng to pick up bits / to collect scrap material / tidbits / gleanings (used as gossip) 杂凑 雜湊 zá còu to put together various bits / to knock sth together / hash (computing) / see also 散列[san3 lie4] 屑 xiè bits / fragments / crumbs / filings / trifling / trivial / to condescend to syn 唾余 唾餘 tuò yú crumbs from the table of one's master / castoffs / bits of rubbish / idle talk / casual remarks 末屑 mò xiè bits / scraps 余码 餘碼 yú mǎ excess code (i.e. the unused bits in binary-coded decimal) 碎末 suì mò flecks / particles / bits / fine powder syn 俩钱 倆錢 liǎ qián two bits / a small amount of money 批头 批頭 pī tóu screwdriving bits 笑点 笑點 xiào diǎn funny bits / humorous parts / jokes / punchline 渣子 zhā zi dregs / bits / dregs (of society) syn 纲举目张 綱舉目張 gāng jǔ mù zhāng if you lift the headrope the meshes spread open (idiom) / take care of the big things and the little things will take care of themselves / (of a piece of writing) well-structured and ordered 急嘴急舌 jí zuǐ jí shé lit. quick mouth and quick tongue / fig. to interrupt sb urgently and say one's piece / to chime in rapidly 海贼王 海賊王 hǎi zéi wáng One Piece (manga and anime) 批改 pī gǎi to mark (homework, exam scripts etc) / to correct and criticize (an article) / to check / to correct / a correction (to a piece of writing) syn 油腔滑调 油腔滑調 yóu qiāng huá diào flippant and insincere (piece of writing or speech) / glib-tongued / oily syn 虎符 hǔ fú tiger tally (a two-piece object made in the shape of a tiger, used in ancient China as proof of authority. One half of a tally could be issued to a military officer and this would be matched with the other half when verification was required.) syn 连篇累牍 連篇累牘 lián piān lěi dú (of a piece of writing) long and tedious (idiom) / verbose syn 块 塊 kuài lump (of earth) / chunk / piece / classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc / (coll.) classifier for money and currency units / lump syn 小钢炮 小鋼砲 xiǎo gāng pào (coll.) piece of light artillery such as a mortar / (fig.) person who speaks boldly and frankly / hot hatch (car) / (also used figuratively with various meanings in other contexts) 锦囊 錦囊 jǐn náng silk brocade bag, used in ancient times to hold poetry manuscripts and other precious items / (fig.) tip (a piece of practical advice) 幽明 yōu míng the hidden and the visible / that which can be seen and that which cannot / darkness and light / night and day / wisdom and ignorance / evil and good / the living and the dead / men and ghosts 幽明 yōu - míng the hidden and the visible / that which can be seen and that which cannot / darkness and light / night and day / wisdom and ignorance / evil and good / the living and the dead / men and ghosts 部分 bù fen part / portion / piece / Taiwan pr. [bu4fen4] syn 消息 xiāo xi (piece of) news / information / message / CL:條|条[tiao2] syn 面积 面積 miàn jī area (of a floor, piece of land etc) / surface area / tract of land 一片 yī piàn piece / slice 一块 一塊 yī kuài a piece / a chunk / (fig.) (coll.) (typically preceded by a specifier such as 這|这[zhe4]) aspect / area / dimension (Example: 情感這一塊|情感这一块[qing2gan3 zhe4 yi1kuai4] "the emotional aspect (of it)") / (coll.) one yuan / a dollar / together / in the same place / in company syn 稿件 gǎo jiàn piece of writing submitted for publication / manuscript / article syn 部份 bù fen part (of a whole) / piece / section / share / shell (Unix) 片子 piàn zi thin flake / small piece syn 曲目 qǔ mù repertoire / program / song / piece of music syn 城堡 chéng bǎo castle / rook (chess piece) syn 小幅 xiǎo fú by a small margin / slightly (increase or decrease) / (of a painting or a piece of calligraphy) small syn 艺术品 藝術品 yì shù pǐn art piece / work of art / CL:件[jian4] 占地面积 占地面積 zhàn dì miàn ji floor area / occupied area / footprint (of a building, piece of equipment etc) 枪手 槍手 qiāng shǒu gunman / sharpshooter / sb who takes an exam for sb else / sb who produces a piece of work for sb else to pass off as their own 修饰 修飾 xiū shì to decorate / to adorn / to dress up / to polish (a written piece) / to qualify or modify (grammar) syn 摘下 zhāi xià to take off / to remove (one's hat, a door from its hinges etc) / to pick (a piece of fruit from a tree etc) / (sports) to pick off (a rebound etc) 棋子 qí zǐ chess piece / CL:個|个[ge4],顆|颗[ke1] / (fig.) a pawn (used by others for their own purposes) syn 佳作 jiā zuò masterpiece / fine piece of writing syn 小菜 xiǎo cài appetizer / small side dish / easy job / piece of cake / see also 小菜一碟[xiao3 cai4 yi1 die2] syn 篇幅 piān fu length (of a piece of writing) / space occupied on a printed page syn 搭载 搭載 dā zài (of a vehicle) to carry (a passenger or payload) / (of a device or system) to be equipped with (a piece of hardware or software) 衣襟 yī jīn the front piece(s) of a Chinese jacket / lapel syn 名曲 míng qǔ famous song / well-known piece of music 品相 pǐn xiàng condition / physical appearance (of a museum piece, item of food produced by a chef, postage stamp etc) 连衣裙 連衣裙 lián yī qún a one-piece dress syn 信函 xìn hán letter / piece of correspondence (incl. email) 三通 sān tōng T-joint / T-piece / T-pipe / three links 夹击 夾擊 jiā jī pincer attack / attack from two or more sides / converging attack / attack on a flank / fork in chess, with one piece making two attacks syn 习作 習作 xí zuò (writing, drawing, calligraphy etc) to apply oneself to producing practice pieces / a practice piece / an exercise 藏品 cáng pǐn museum piece / collector's item / precious object 大义 大義 dà yì righteousness / virtuous cause / a woman's marriage / main points of a piece of writing syn 剧目 劇目 jù mù theatrical piece (play or opera) / repertoire / list of plays or operas syn 谱写 譜寫 pǔ xiě to compose (a piece of music) / (fig.) to create, by one's actions, a narrative (generally one that can be recounted with pride) syn 意见书 意見書 opinion piece 纸片 紙片 zhǐ piàn a piece, scrap or fragment of paper 顺口溜 順口溜 shùn kǒu liū popular piece of doggerel / common phrase repeated as a jingle 黑子 hēi zǐ black piece (in Chinese chess) / black stone (in Go) / (astronomy) sunspot syn 稿酬 gǎo chóu fee paid to an author for a piece of writing syn 连体 連體 lián tǐ conjoined (twins) / one-piece (garment) 贴士 貼士 tiē shì (loanword) tip / hint / suggestion / piece of advice 名篇 míng piān famous piece of writing syn 热土 熱土 rè tǔ homeland / hot piece of real estate syn 夹攻 夾攻 jiā gōng attack from two sides / pincer movement / converging attack / attack on a flank / fork in chess, with one piece making two attacks syn 割肉 gē ròu to cut some meat / to cut off a piece of flesh / (fig.) (coll.) to sell at a loss 体统 體統 tǐ tǒng decorum / propriety / arrangement or form (of piece of writing) syn 计件工资 計件工資 jì jiàn gōng zī piece rate wage / remuneration based on one's output / opposite: time rate wage 計時工資|计时工资[ji4 shi2 gong1 zi1] 谱曲 譜曲 pǔ qǔ to compose a piece of music syn 移机 移機 yí jī to relocate a piece of equipment (air conditioner etc) 木片 mù piàn flat piece of wood / wood chip / CL:塊|块[kuai4],片[pian4] 奇文 qí wén remarkable or peculiar piece of writing 献宝 獻寶 xiàn bǎo to present a treasure / to offer a valuable piece of advice / to show off what one treasures 一纸空文 一紙空文 yī zhǐ kōng wén a worthless piece of paper (idiom) syn 点染 點染 diǎn rǎn to touch up (a piece of writing) / to add details (to a painting) syn 马 馬 mǎ horse / CL:匹[pi3] / horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess / knight in Western chess syn 文气 文氣 wén qì the impact of a piece of writing on the reader / gentle / refined 拼错 拼錯 pīn cuò to misspell / to piece together incorrectly 鸟枪 鳥槍 niǎo qiāng flintlock musket / fowling piece (shotgun) / air gun 片 piàn thin piece / flake / a slice / film / TV play / to slice / to carve thin / partial / incomplete / one-sided / classifier for slices, tablets, tract of land, area of water / classifier for CDs, movies, DVDs etc / used with numeral 一[yi1]: classifier for scenario, scene, feeling, atmosphere, sound etc / Kangxi radical 91 syn 