片 (piàn): Chinese measure word
How to use 片 (piàn), the Chinese measure word for slices, leaves and wide expanses: example nouns with pinyin, sentences and common mistakes.
Last updated 2026-10-30
片
piàn
slices, leaves and wide expanses
What it's used for
片 (piàn) counts thin, flat pieces: slices of bread, leaves, tablets, petals. It also describes wide expanses: 一片森林 (a stretch of forest), 一片蓝天 (a stretch of blue sky).
Common nouns with 片
- 一片地 yí piàn dì earth
- 一片面包 yí piàn miàn bāo bread
- 一片草地 yí piàn cǎo dì lawn
- 一片大海 yí piàn dà hǎi sea
- 一片药片 yí piàn yào piàn a (medicine) pill or tablet
- 一片爱心 yí piàn ài xīn compassion
- 一片天空 yí piàn tiān kōng sky
- 一片牌 yí piàn pái card; tile
- 一片光盘 yí piàn guāng pán compact disc (CD)
- 一片陆地 yí piàn lù dì dry land (as opposed to the sea)
- 一片树林 yí piàn shù lín woods
- 一片树叶 yí piàn shù yè tree leaves
- 一片土地 yí piàn tǔ dì land
- 一片叶子 yí piàn yè zi leaf
- 一片饼干 yí piàn bǐng gān biscuit
- 一片草原 yí piàn cǎo yuán grassland
Example sentences
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我早上吃了两片面包。
Wǒ zǎo shàng chī le liǎng piàn miàn bāo.
I had two slices of bread this morning.
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地上有很多片树叶。
Dì shàng yǒu hěn duō piàn shù yè.
There are lots of leaves on the ground.
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那是一片很大的森林。
Nà shì yí piàn hěn dà de sēn lín.
That is a huge forest.
Common mistake
Don't mix it up with 篇 (<em>piān</em>), which counts articles and essays.
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