Chinese Word: 割 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

割HSK 6

Pinyin: gē

English Definition: to cut; to cut apart

Chinese Definition:
①切断，截下，划分出来：割让。割地。割弃。割舍。割除。割断。割裂。割据。交割。割鸡焉用牛刀(喻做小事情不值得费大力气)。
②灾害：天降割于我家。

Total strokes: 12; Radical: 刀

Pictophonetic:害 indicates the sound; 刂 (knife) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 害 [ hài ] to injure, to harm; to destroy, to kill
- 刂 [ dāo ] knife

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分割HSK 6	fēn gē	to cut up; to break up
收割HSK 6	shōu gē	to harvest; to reap; to gather in crops
切割HSK 6	qiē gē	to cut
割断HSK 6	gē duàn	to cut off; to sever
割裂	gē liè	to cut apart; to sever; to separate; to isolate

1		wǒ men 我们 jué bù néng 决不能 rèn rén zǎi gē 任人宰割。 We can by no means allow ourselves to be trampled upon.
2		tā 他 yī bù xiǎo xīn 一不小心， shǒu zhǐ 手指 bèi 被 jiǎn dāo 剪刀 gē shāng 割伤 le 了。 He accidentally cut his finger with scissors.
3		zhè 这 shì 是 yī bǎ 一把 fēng lì 锋利 de 的 dāo 刀， hěn róng yì 很容易 qiē gē 切割 niú ròu 牛肉。 This is a sharp knife that can easily cut through beef.
4		zài 在 chuán tǒng 传统 wén huà 文化 zhōng 中， lǐ yí 礼仪 hé 和 fēng sú 风俗 shì 是 bù kě fēn gē 不可分割 de 的。 In traditional culture, etiquette and customs are inseparable.

1		wǒ men 我们 jué bù néng 决不能 rèn rén zǎi gē 任人宰割。 We can by no means allow ourselves to be trampled upon.
2		tā 他 yī bù xiǎo xīn 一不小心， shǒu zhǐ 手指 bèi 被 jiǎn dāo 剪刀 gē shāng 割伤 le 了。 He accidentally cut his finger with scissors.
3		zhè 这 shì 是 yī bǎ 一把 fēng lì 锋利 de 的 dāo 刀， hěn róng yì 很容易 qiē gē 切割 niú ròu 牛肉。 This is a sharp knife that can easily cut through beef.
4		zài 在 chuán tǒng 传统 wén huà 文化 zhōng 中， lǐ yí 礼仪 hé 和 fēng sú 风俗 shì 是 bù kě fēn gē 不可分割 de 的。 In traditional culture, etiquette and customs are inseparable.