split; chop; cleave (v.)
HSK 6
Traditional
劈 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Homophones
批 pī - to criticize; refute; batch (clf.) | HSK 5
披 pī - to drape over one's shoulders; to wrap around; unroll (v.) | HSK 5
Phonetically similar words
匹 pǐ - [measure word for horses and cloth] (clf.) | HSK 5
Examples
他用斧头劈了一根木头。 Tā yòng fǔtóu pīle yī gēn mùtou. - He chopped a piece of wood with an axe.
这个运动员轻而易举地劈开了水面。 Zhège yùndòngyuán qīng ér yìjǔ de pīkāile shuǐmiàn. - The athlete effortlessly split the water surface.
他一刀劈开了一个木箱。 Tā yī dāo pīkāile yī gè mùxiāng. - He split open a wooden box with one stroke.
这位厨师以极快的速度劈开了鱼。 Zhè wèi chúshī yǐ jí kuài de sùdù pīkāile yú. - The chef swiftly cut open the fish.
他劈了一堵墙以便通行。 Tā pīle yī dǔ qiáng yǐbiàn tōngxíng. - He split a wall to make way through.