HSK 6 · Function Words

偏偏 piānpiān “unexpectedly” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 偏偏 means

  1. unexpectedly
  2. contrary to expectations
  3. just
  4. (indicating that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would wish) unfortunately
  5. as it happened
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • (indicating that sth is the opposite of what would be normal or reasonable) stubbornly
  • contrarily
  • against reason
  • (indicating that sb or a group is singled out) precisely
  • only
  • of all people

How to say 偏偏

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale偏piān1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale偏piān1st tone, high and level

偏偏 in a sentence

  1. 我想早点回家，偏偏又下雨了。

    Wǒ xiǎng zǎodiǎn huíjiā, piānpiān yòu xiàyǔ le.

    I wanted to get home early, but it just had to start raining.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 大家都同意，偏偏他不同意。

    Dàjiā dōu tóngyì, piānpiān tā bù tóngyì.

    Everyone agreed except him.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 偏偏 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 偏 (piān) with each of its parts in a different colour
偏piānto lean
  • 亻person form of 人 · rénMeaning part
  • 扁flat · biǎnSound part

亻 hints at the meaning (person); 扁 (biǎn) hints at the sound. Compare it with piān.

The character 偏 (piān) with each of its parts in a different colour
偏piānto lean
  • 亻person form of 人 · rénMeaning part
  • 扁flat · biǎnSound part

亻 hints at the meaning (person); 扁 (biǎn) hints at the sound. Compare it with piān.

How to write 偏偏

偏 11 strokes

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

Words related to 偏偏

Words with 偏

偏僻piānpì · remote偏差piānchā · deviation偏见piānjiàn · prejudice

More words: Function Words & Grammar

默默mòmò · silently宁肯nìngkěn · would rather宁愿nìngyuàn · would rather哦ò · oh (indicating understanding)譬如pìrú · for example颇pō · rather恰巧qiàqiǎo · by chance起码qǐmǎ · at least

FAQs

偏偏 (piānpiān) means “unexpectedly” or “contrary to expectations”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it piānpiān: piān with a 1st tone, then piān with a 1st tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 偏偏 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type pianpian with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 偏偏 from the suggestions. Typing pianpian into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
偏偏 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 written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.