篇

piān

HSK 4

篇 — piān

1. sheet; single piece of writing (a written item as an object)

   这本书一共收录了二十篇短文。 zhè běnshū yī gòngshōulù le èrshípiān duǎnwén — This book contains a total of twenty short pieces.

2. a bound set of bamboo slips used for record keeping (archaic)

   考古队在墓中发现了几片完整的竹篇。 kǎogǔduì zài mù zhōng fāxiàn le jǐpiàn wánzhěng de zhú piān — The archaeology team found several complete bamboo-slip bundles in the tomb.

3. classifier for written items: chapter, article, essay, piece (e.g., 一篇文章 'an article')

   他昨天写了一篇文章。 tā zuótiān xiě le yìpiān wénzhāng — He wrote an article yesterday.