切

Pinyin: qiē

to cut; to slice; to carve; (math.) tangential

Example sentence

别用刀子来切蛋糕。

Bié yòng dāozi lái qiē dàngāo.

Don't cut the cake with a knife.

Tatoeba · sirpoot ↗

What 切 means

切 (qiē) is a Chinese word meaning “to cut; to slice; to carve; (math.) tangential”. It appears in the HSK 5 collection.

More HSK 5 words

HSK 5

Words and levels: HSK Examination Syllabus (2025), Center for Language Education and Cooperation · meanings: CC-CEDICT · example sentences: Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR) · Dictionary-derived data: CC BY-SA 4.0.

Learn 切 and 4,855 more Chinese words

Free account · spaced repetition · AI practice · walk these words in 3D

Get started free