切

(bound form) eager

中很想要；迫切需要hěn xiǎng yào；pòqiè xūyào

• tāyǒuqièpàndexīnqíng.

  他有切盼的心情。🔊

  He had an eager and longing heart.

(bound form) close to

中与某人或某事很接近、关系亲密yǔ mǒu rén huò mǒu shì hěn jiējìn、guānxi qīnmì

• qièjìnxiànshí.

  切近现实。🔊

  Close to reality.

definitely; absolutely (not)

中一定；肯定yīdìng; kěnding

• nǐqièbùkěwàngjì.

  你切不可忘记。🔊

  You absolutely must not forget.

to correspond to

中与某事物相符合或相适应yǔ mǒu shìwù xiāngfúhéhè huò xiāngyìngyìng

• zhèbùqièshíjì.

  这不切实际。🔊

  This is not practical.

(scoffing or dismissive interjection) Yeah, right.; Tut!

中表示不赞成、不相信或嘲笑的语气biǎoshì bù zànchéng、bù xiāngxìn huòzhě cháoxiào de yǔqì

• qiè!nǐbiékāiwánxiàole.

  切！你别开玩笑了。🔊

  Cut it out, you're not funny anymore.

to grind

中用石头或机器把东西磨成粉末yòng shítou huò jīqì bǎ dōngxi móchéng fěnmò

• qǐngbǎròuqièsuì.

  请把肉切碎。🔊

  Please chop the meat into small pieces.

(used to indicate that the fanqie 反切[fan3 qie4] system should be applied to the previous two characters)

中用反切方法注音的标记yòng fǎnqiè fāngfǎ zhùyīn de biāojì

• qiè!wǒcáibùxìnne.

  切！我才不信呢。🔊

  Ha! I don't believe that at all.

to cut; to slice; to carve

中用刀把东西分成两部分或更小的部分yòng dāo bǎ dōngxi fēnchéng liǎng bùfen huò gèng xiǎo de bùfen

• qǐngbǎdàngāoqiēkāi.

  请把蛋糕切开。🔊

  Please cut the cake.

(math) tangential

中与圆或曲线只在一点接触的；接近、紧靠的yǔ yuán huò qūxiàn zhǐ zài yī diǎn jiēchù de; jiēejìn、jǐnkào de

• qiēxiànshìqūxiàndeqiēxiàn.

  切线是曲线的切线。🔊

  A tangent line is a line that touches a curve.