篇 (piān): Chinese measure word
How to use 篇 (piān), the Chinese measure word for articles, essays and other written pieces: example nouns with pinyin, sentences and common mistakes.
Last updated 2026-10-30
篇
piān
articles, essays and other written pieces
What it's used for
篇 (piān) counts written pieces: articles, essays, reports, papers, stories, diary entries.
Common nouns with 篇
- 一篇课文 yì piān kè wén text
- 一篇作文 yì piān zuò wén composition (student essay)
- 一篇报道 yì piān bào dào report
- 一篇报告 yì piān bào gào report
- 一篇文章 yì piān wén zhāng article
- 一篇论文 yì piān lùn wén paper
- 一篇评论 yì piān píng lùn comment
- 一篇传记 yì piān zhuàn jì biography
- 一篇社论 yì piān shè lùn editorial (in a newspaper)
- 一篇故事 yì piān gù shì story
- 一篇作品 yì piān zuò pǐn work (of art)
- 一篇日记 yì piān rì jì diary
- 一篇童话 yì piān tóng huà children's fairy tales
Example sentences
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我写了一篇作文。
Wǒ xiě le yì piān zuò wén.
I wrote an essay.
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这篇文章很长。
Zhè piān wén zhāng hěn cháng.
This article is very long.
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他发表了两篇论文。
Tā fā biǎo le liǎng piān lùn wén.
He published two papers.
Common mistake
Don't confuse it with 片 (<em>piàn</em>), which counts slices and leaves.
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