批

pī

HSK 4freq #2398

Meanings

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pī

1.to ascertain
2.to act on
3.to criticize
4.to pass on
5.classifier for batches, lots, military flights
6.tier (for the ranking of universities and colleges)

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Wiktionary

1.to slap
2.to attack; to offend
3.to eliminate; to discard
4.to hit with diagonal or horizontal motion
5.to make comments and criticisms (to an inferior from a superior, regarding a submitted report, essay, etc.)
6.comment; annotation; criticism
7.to judge
8.to criticize
9.to approve
10.to guess; to predict
11.letter (written or printed communication) (Classifier: 張／张 mn; 封 mn)
12.letter from a foreign country
13.to sell at wholesale
14.Classifier for batches, groups, lots, etc (of merchandises).
15.fibres of cotton, flax, etc. ready to be drawn and twisted
16.screwdriver (Classifier: 支 c)
17.to cut (into thin slices), peel, or shape with a knife or blade; to pare: to peel [fruits], to sharpen [pencils], etc.
18.to plaster
19.pie
20.pipe

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Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *pʰiː): semantic 手 (“hand”) + phonetic 比 (OC *piʔ, *pis, *bi, *bis, *biɡ).

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Stroke order

Components

批扌比

Components from cjk-decomp · MIT

Example sentences

我父親喜歡批薩。
My father likes pizza.
我今晚想吃些批萨。
I want to eat pizza tonight.
你對批評太敏感了。
You are too sensitive to criticism.
記者批評了政治家。
The reporter criticized the politician.
为什么不订些批萨呢？
Why don't we order pizza?
這批貨物是由船隻運送的。
The goods were transported by ship.

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More examples & usage (AI)

Related words

批准 to approve; to ratify 批评 to criticize; criticism 首批 first batch 批判 to criticize 大批 large quantities of 审批 to examine and approve 批发 wholesale 牛批 see 牛屄[niú bī] (euphemistic synonym of 牛屄[niú bī])特批 to give special approval 批示 to write comments on a report submitted by a subordinate 成批 in batches 批斗 to drag sb before a public meeting to denounce, humiliate and physically abuse them (esp. during the Cultural Revolution)