切
qièqiē HSK3

cut

Senses

切 qiè to correspond to

(bound form) to correspond to; to be close to; to match a reality or standard

切 qiē to cut

to cut; to slice; to carve into pieces; to sever or disconnect

切 qiè eager

(bound form) eager; urgent; pressing; ardently

切 qiè absolutely

absolutely; definitely; used in the imperative to mean "must" or "must not"

切 qiè to grind

to grind; to gnash one's teeth

切 qiē tangent

(math) to be tangential to; to touch a curve or surface at a single point

切 qiè to feel the pulse

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

切 qiè [fanqie]

(bound form) the 反切 fǎn​qiè system of traditional phonetic analysis, using two characters to indicate the pronunciation of a third

切 qiè [interjection]

(slang) a scoffing or dismissive interjection equivalent to "yeah, right" or "whatever"

切 qiē sports techniques

(sports) to cut in (basketball); to slice or chop the ball (tennis, table tennis)

切 qiē to buy wholesale

to purchase goods in bulk or wholesale

切 qiē surname

a Chinese surname

References

same_as 切/切 → 反切/反切
same_as 切语/切語 → 切/切