pī
劈 (pī) is a Chinese word meaning “to hack; to chop; to split open”.
Meanings
- 1to hack
- 2to chop
- 3to split open
- 4(of lightning) to strike
- Part of speech
- verb
Related words
劈to split in two劈叉the splits (move in dancing)劈开to cleave劈头盖脸lit. splitting the head and covering the face (idiom); fig. pelting (with rain etc)劈柴to chop firewood劈柴chopped wood劈啪(onom.) for crack, slap, clap, clatter etc劈头straight away; right off the bat劈情操to have a friendly chat (Shanghai)劈手with a lightning move of the hand劈挂拳Piguaquan "Chop-Hanging Fist" (Chinese Martial Art)劈理(mining) cleavage