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piān
篇
📝Intermediate
Meaning
Classifier for articles, essays, and written compositions.
💡 Memory Tip
篇 is for written works — articles and essays. Think 'one piece of writing'.
Examples
一篇文章
yī piān wén zhāng
one article
一篇作文
yī piān zuò wén
one essay
Common Nouns Used With
文章wén zhāngarticle / essay
作文zuò wéncomposition
论文lùn wénpaper / thesis
日记rì jìdiary / journal
报道bào dàonews report
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