deliberately; just; only (adv.)
HSK 6
Traditional
偏偏 (unaltered)
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Examples
我本来打算今天休息，但偏偏有很多工作要做。 Wǒ běnlái dǎsuàn jīntiān xiūxí, dàn piānpiān yǒu hěnduō gōngzuò yào zuò. - I originally planned to rest today, but there is a lot of work to do.
我们本来打算去海边，偏偏下起了大雨。 Wǒmen běnlái dǎsuàn qù hǎibiān, piānpiān xià qǐle dàyǔ. - We planned to go to the beach, but it started raining heavily.
他每次考试都能得高分，但这次偏偏考砸了。 Tā měi cì kǎoshì dōu néng dé gāo fēn, dàn zhè cì piānpiān kǎo zále. - He scores high on every exam, but this time he did poorly.
偏偏就在我们离开的时候，事情变得更糟了。 Piānpiān jiù zài wǒmen líkāi de shíhòu, shìqíng biàn dé gèng zāole. - Just as we were leaving, things got worse.
他平时很小心，偏偏这次出了差错。 Tā píngshí hěn xiǎoxīn, piānpiān zhè cì chūle chācuò. - He is usually very careful, but this time he made a mistake.
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偏 piān - slantwise, not straight; prejudiced; subordinate; uncommon; outlying |