切
qiēqiè HSK3

cut

切 qiē frequency
cut verb
to cut, slice, or carve

请把这些蔬菜切成丝。

qǐng bǎ zhè​xiē shū​cài qiē chéng sī.

Please shred these vegetables.

tangential verb
(math) relating to a tangent or being tangential

这条直线与圆相切。

zhè tiáo zhí​xiàn yǔ yuán xiāng qiē.

This straight line is tangent to the circle.

切 qiè
fanqie adjective
used to indicate that the fanqie (反切 fǎn​qiè) phonetic system should be applied

“东”，德红切。

“ dōng”, Dé hóng qiè.

The pronunciation of 'Dong' is a combination of 'De' and 'Hong' in the fanqie system.

correspond verb
to correspond to; to fit; to suit

你的回答完全不切题。

nǐ de huí​dá wán​quán bù qiè tí.

Your answer is completely off-topic.

definitely adverb
definitely; absolutely (not)

往后切不可鲁莽行事。

wǎng​hòu qiè bù kě lǔ​mǎng xíng​shì.

You must not act recklessly from now on.

grind verb
to grind or rub

这两位围棋高手经常聚在一起切磋。

zhè liǎng wèi wéi​qí gāo​shǒu jīng​cháng jù zài​yī​qǐ qiè cuō.

These two Go masters often get together to hone their skills through practice.

scoffing adverb
scoffing or dismissive interjection; "Yeah, right."; "Tut!"

切，有什么大不了的。

qiè, yǒu shén​me dà​bu​liǎo de.

Pfft, what's the big deal?

feel pulse verb
to feel or palpate the pulse as a diagnostic method in traditional Chinese medicine

医生正在给病人切脉。

yī​shēng zhèng​zài gěi bìng​rén qiè mài.

The doctor is taking the patient's pulse.

close adjective
close to; near; eager

这件事关系切身利益。

zhè jiàn shì guān​xì qiè​shēn lì​yì.

This matter concerns one's vital interests.

Frequency
Character
Written text
337th most common 653.2 per million
Movie subtitles
278th most common 602.1 per million appears in 90% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
50.3 per million appears in 14% of films
Written text
68.9 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 4
HSK 3.0
Level 3
Strokes
4
Unicode
U+5207

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)