消息 xiāo xi (piece of) news / information / message / CL:條|条[tiao2] syn 马 馬 mǎ horse / CL:匹[pi3] / horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess / knight in Western chess syn 部分 bù fen part / portion / piece / Taiwan pr. [bu4fen4] syn 城堡 chéng bǎo castle / rook (chess piece) syn 片子 piàn zi thin flake / small piece syn 艺术品 藝術品 yì shù pǐn art piece / work of art / CL:件[jian4] 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 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 短期 duǎn qī short term / short-term 小菜 xiǎo cài appetizer / small side dish / easy job / piece of cake / see also 小菜一碟[xiao3 cai4 yi1 die2] syn 曲目 qǔ mù repertoire / program / song / piece of music syn 面积 面積 miàn jī area (of a floor, piece of land etc) / surface area / tract of land 棋子 qí zǐ chess piece / CL:個|个[ge4],顆|颗[ke1] / (fig.) a pawn (used by others for their own purposes) syn 连体 連體 lián tǐ conjoined (twins) / one-piece (garment) 藏品 cáng pǐn museum piece / collector's item / precious object 修饰 修飾 xiū shì to decorate / to adorn / to dress up / to polish (a written piece) / to qualify or modify (grammar) syn 剧目 劇目 jù mù theatrical piece (play or opera) / repertoire / list of plays or operas syn 连衣裙 連衣裙 lián yī qún a one-piece dress syn 纸片 紙片 zhǐ piàn a piece, scrap or fragment of paper 名曲 míng qǔ famous song / well-known piece of music 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 体统 體統 tǐ tǒng decorum / propriety / arrangement or form (of piece of writing) syn 短袖 duǎn xiù short sleeves / short-sleeved shirt 黑子 hēi zǐ black piece (in Chinese chess) / black stone (in Go) / (astronomy) sunspot syn 佳作 jiā zuò masterpiece / fine piece of writing syn 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 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) 空头 空頭 kōng tóu phony / so-called / armchair (expert) / vain (promise) / (finance) short-seller / bear (market) / short (selling) syn 信函 xìn hán letter / piece of correspondence (incl. email) 鸟枪 鳥槍 niǎo qiāng flintlock musket / fowling piece (shotgun) / air gun 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 稿件 gǎo jiàn piece of writing submitted for publication / manuscript / article syn 篇幅 piān fu length (of a piece of writing) / space occupied on a printed page syn 谱曲 譜曲 pǔ qǔ to compose a piece of music syn 习作 習作 xí zuò (writing, drawing, calligraphy etc) to apply oneself to producing practice pieces / a practice piece / an exercise 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 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 短衣 duǎn yī short garment / short jacket 顺口溜 順口溜 shùn kǒu liū popular piece of doggerel / common phrase repeated as a jingle 稿酬 gǎo chóu fee paid to an author for a piece of writing syn 小幅 xiǎo fú by a small margin / slightly (increase or decrease) / (of a painting or a piece of calligraphy) small syn 衣襟 yī jīn the front piece(s) of a Chinese jacket / lapel syn 大义 大義 dà yì righteousness / virtuous cause / a woman's marriage / main points of a piece of writing syn 献宝 獻寶 xiàn bǎo to present a treasure / to offer a valuable piece of advice / to show off what one treasures 连篇累牍 連篇累牘 lián piān lěi dú (of a piece of writing) long and tedious (idiom) / verbose syn 三通 sān tōng T-joint / T-piece / T-pipe / three links 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 一片 yī piàn piece / slice 部份 bù fen part (of a whole) / piece / section / share / shell (Unix) 占地面积 占地面積 zhàn dì miàn ji floor area / occupied area / footprint (of a building, piece of equipment etc) 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) 短时间 短時間 duǎn shí jiān short term / short time 海贼王 海賊王 hǎi zéi wáng One Piece (manga and anime) 品相 pǐn xiàng condition / physical appearance (of a museum piece, item of food produced by a chef, postage stamp etc) 意见书 意見書 opinion piece 贴士 貼士 tiē shì (loanword) tip / hint / suggestion / piece of advice 名篇 míng piān famous piece of writing syn 割肉 gē ròu to cut some meat / to cut off a piece of flesh / (fig.) (coll.) to sell at a loss 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] 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 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 文气 文氣 wén qì the impact of a piece of writing on the reader / gentle / refined 投书 投書 tóu shū to submit a written piece (letter, article, opinion piece etc) syn 拼错 拼錯 pīn cuò to misspell / to piece together incorrectly 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 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 篇 piān sheet / piece of writing / bound set of bamboo slips used for record keeping (old) / classifier for written items: chapter, article syn 拼 pīn to piece together / to put together / to pool (resources etc) / to share / to risk all / to go all out / to spell (words) syn 阵 陣 zhèn disposition of troops / wave / spate / burst / spell / short period of time / classifier for events or states of short duration syn 瓜 guā melon / gourd / squash / (slang) a piece of gossip syn 秃 禿 tū bald (lacking hair or feathers) / barren / bare / denuded / blunt (lacking a point) / (of a piece of writing) unsatisfactory / lacking something syn 札 zhá thin piece of wood used a writing tablet (in ancient China) / a kind of official document (in former times) / letter / note / plague syn 瓣 bàn petal / segment / clove (of garlic) / piece / section / fragment / valve / lamella / classifier for pieces, segments etc syn 哽 gěng to choke with emotion / to choke on a piece of food syn 鲠 鯁 gěng to choke on a piece of food / (literary) a fish bone lodged in one's throat syn 扦 qiān short slender pointed piece of metal, bamboo etc / skewer / prod used to extract samples from sacks of grain etc / (dialect) to stick in / to bolt (a door) / to arrange (flowers in a vase) / to graft (tree) / to pedicure / to peel (an apple etc) 断片 斷片 duàn piàn fragment / piece / (of a film) to break in the middle of viewing 完璧 wán bì flawless piece of jade / (fig.) perfect person or thing / virgin / to return sth intact 散工 sǎn gōng day labor / piece-time work 将 將 jiāng will / shall / to use / to take / to checkmate / just a short while ago / (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把[ba3]) syn 令 lìng to order / to command / an order / warrant / writ / to cause / to make sth happen / virtuous / honorific title / season / government position (old) / type of short song or poem syn 之间 之間 zhī jiān (after a noun) between / among / amid / (used after certain bisyllabic words to form expressions indicating a short period of time, e.g. 彈指之間|弹指之间[tan2zhi3 zhi1 jian1]) syn 紧张 緊張 jǐn zhāng nervous / keyed up / intense / tense / strained / in short supply / scarce / CL:陣|阵[zhen4] syn 一旦 yī dàn in case (sth happens) / if / once (sth happens, then...) / when / in a short time / in one day syn 总之 總之 zǒng zhī in a word / in short / in brief syn 传奇 傳奇 chuán qí legendary / fantasy saga / romance / short stories of the Tang and Song Dynasty 缺乏 quē fá to lack / to be short of syn 一时 一時 yī shí a period of time / a while / for a short while / temporary / momentary / at the same time syn 一阵子 一陣子 yī zhèn zi a while / a spell / a short time / a burst syn 条子 條子 tiáo zi short note / slip of paper / stripe / (slang) cop / (old) prostitute syn 一下子 yī xià zi in a short while / all at once / all of a sudden syn 缺少 quē shǎo lack / shortage of / shortfall / to be short (of) / to lack syn 短暂 短暫 duǎn zàn of short duration / brief / momentary syn 短裤 短褲 duǎn kù short pants / shorts 