Chinese words · HSK 7–9

偏

piān

rather; on the (high, low) side (as in 偏高)

Every meaning

piān

  1. rather; on the (high, low) side (as in 偏高)
  2. leaning; slanting
  3. remote; out of the way (偏乡)
  4. partial; biased
  5. side; secondary (as in 偏旁)
  6. contrary to expectation; of all (people)
  7. (used before a verb) insisting on; stubbornly (as in 偏要)

Words with 偏

Meanings are from Mandarin The Wild’s own dictionary. Levels follow the official HSK word list (the exam’s 2025 syllabus, levels 7–9 shown together).