• Pinyin: pī
  English Definition: to hack; to chop; to split open; (of lightning) to strike
  Chinese Definition:
  ①用刀斧或强力破开：劈杀。劈刺。劈成两半。
  ②雷电击坏或击毙：天打雷劈。
  ③冲着，正对着：劈头盖脑。
  ④两个斜面合成的纵截面呈三角形的简单机械，刀、斧、楔子等各种切削工具的刃都属于这一类(亦称“尖劈”)。
  Example Words:

  劈头盖脸	pī tóu gài liǎn	lit. splitting the head and covering the face (idiom); fig. pelting (with rain etc); showering down
  劈面	pī miàn	right in the face
  劈手	pī shǒu	with a lightning move of the hand
  劈啪	pī pā	(onom.) for crack, slap, clap, clatter etc
  劈柴	pī chái	to chop firewood; to split logs

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• Pinyin: pǐ
  English Definition: to split in two; to divide
  Chinese Definition:
  ①分开：劈柴。劈成三股。
  ②分裂，使从原物上分开：把菜帮儿劈下来。
  ③腿或手指等过分叉开：劈叉。
  Example Words:

  劈柴	pǐ chái	chopped wood; firewood
  劈叉	pǐ chà	the splits (move in dancing); to do the splits; Taiwan pr. [pi3 cha1]
  劈腿	pǐ tuǐ	to do the splits (gymnastics); (Tw) two-timing (in romantic relationships); Taiwan pr. [pi1 tui3]

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