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charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *劈* | 劈* | *劈
to hack / to chop / to split open / (of lightning) to strike
HSK 7-9
to cleave / to split open / to spread open (fingers, legs)
right in the face
right in the face
to do the splits (gymnastics) / (Tw) two-timing (in romantic relationships) / Taiwan pr. [pi1 tui3]
the splits (move in dancing) / to do the splits / Taiwan pr. [pi3 cha1]
to chop firewood / to split logs
chopped wood / firewood
lit. splitting the head and covering the face (idiom); fig. pelting (with rain etc) / showering down
with a lightning move of the hand
(onom.) for crack, slap, clap, clatter etc
straight away; right off the bat / right on the head; right in the face
to split open / to cleave / to rend
(mining) cleavage
split
to have a friendly chat (Shanghai)
damaged by groundless slander (idiom)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *劈* | 劈* | *劈
to split in two / to divide
variant of 噼里啪啦
Piguaquan "Chop-Hanging Fist" (Chinese Martial Art)
variant of 噼里啪啦
shout oneself hoarse
(coll.) (loanword) VPN


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