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片文只字 — “A few words”

片文只字 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a few words”. A tiny bit of writing or information; a mere shred of evidence. Literally, “a shred of text, a single word”.

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片文只字 Pronunciation and Pinyin

片文只字 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
片
piàn4flat thin piece, slice
文
wén4written language and culture
只
zhī5only, just, merely
字
zì6character, word, writing

Example Sentence with 片文只字

他尽管四处打听,但对那件事的来龙去脉,也只得到了片文只字的消息。
Although he inquired everywhere, he only got a few fragments of information about the ins and outs of that matter.

Idioms Related to 片文只字

Synonyms of 片文只字

  • piàn片yán言yī一zì字a single word or character
  • piàn片yán言zhī只zì字a few words or a mere fragment of text
  • piàn片yán言zhī只yǔ语a few scattered words

Antonyms of 片文只字

  • cháng长piān篇dà大lùn论long-winded discourse

More idioms starting with 片

  • piàn片yún云zhē遮dǐng顶receive a significant favor or blessing
  • piàn片guāng光líng零yǔ羽scattered fragments of brilliance
  • piàn片shàn善xiǎo小cái才a person of limited talent or minor ability
  • piàn片jiē接cùn寸fù附to clumsily piece together disparate elements
  • piàn片wén文zhī只shì事fragmentary writings and isolated matters
  • piàn片wǎ瓦bù不cún存completely destroyed, not a single tile remains
  • piàn片wǎ瓦bù不liú留completely destroyed
  • piàn片wǎ瓦wú无cún存utterly destroyed, not a single tile remains
  • piàn片jiǎ甲bù不huí回suffering complete annihilation
  • piàn片jiǎ甲bù不cún存completely annihilated
  • piàn片jiǎ甲bù不guī归total defeat, no survivors
  • piàn片jiǎ甲bù不liú留wipe out completely

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Questions about 片文只字

What does 片文只字 mean?

片文只字 (piàn wén zhī zì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a few words”.

How do you pronounce 片文只字?

片文只字 is pronounced piàn wén zhī zì in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 片文只字 literally mean?

Literally, 片文只字 means “a shred of text, a single word”. It is used to mean “a few words”.

What is the Chinese definition of 片文只字?

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