HSK 6 · Function Words

皆 jiē “all” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 皆 means

  1. all
  2. every
  3. each and every
  4. in all cases

How to say 皆

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale皆jiē1st tone, high and level

皆 in a sentence

  1. 如果相信，一切皆有可能。

    Rúguǒ xiāngxìn, yíqiè jiē yǒu kěnéng.

    If you believe, anything is possible.

    Sentence #6465599 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 这首歌老少皆宜。

    Zhè shǒu gē lǎoshào jiē yí.

    This song is suitable for all ages.

    Sentence #347074 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 这仍是一本男女皆爱的书。

    Zhè réng shì yì běn nánnǚ jiē ài de shū.

    It is, even now, a book loved by men and women alike.

    Sentence #11679634 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters

How 皆 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 皆 (jiē) with each of its parts in a different colour
皆jiēall
  • 比compare · bǐ
  • 白white · bái

How to write 皆

皆 9 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

皆 (jiē) stroke order chart: each stroke of the character in the order you write it
Stroke order chart for 皆 (jiē). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 皆

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胡乱húluàn · carelessly将近jiāngjìn · nearly鉴于jiànyú · in view of即便jíbiàn · even if接连jiēlián · in succession进而jìn'ér · and then况且kuàngqiě · moreover啦la · (sentence-final particle: 了 + 啊)

FAQs

皆 (jiē) means “all” or “every”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it jiē: jiē with a 1st tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 皆 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type jie with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 皆 from the suggestions. Typing jie into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
皆 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.