劈

• Pinyin: pī
• Desglose de hanzi: 劈 = 辟 + 刀 (split/open + knife — to cleave with a blade in one powerful stroke)

Significado

Hender; partir de un hachazo; rajar.

Used for splitting firewood (劈柴), lightning striking (雷劈), or any powerful cleaving action. 劈开 (split apart), 劈砍 (hack and chop). Also appears in 劈叉 (do the splits in gymnastics). The force implied is far greater than 切 (slice) or 剪 (cut with scissors).

Ejemplos

1. 他举起斧头，用力将那根粗大的木柴劈成了两半，火光在晚风中摇曳。
2. 那棵百年老树在昨夜的雷雨中被闪电劈中，拦腰断裂，倒在了路边。
3. 师傅每天早晨都要劈上一摞木柴，以备冬天炉火之用。

Guía de uso

Contexto: physical labour, weather, martial arts, rural life

Tono: neutral

Correcto

• 伐木工人用力将圆木劈开，整齐地码放在一旁，备好了整个冬季所需的燃料。(The lumberjack forcefully split the logs open and stacked them neatly to the side, preparing enough fuel for the entire winter.)
• 一道闪电劈开了漆黑的夜空，随之而来的惊雷震得山谷回响不绝。(A bolt of lightning cleaved through the pitch-black night sky, and the thunder that followed echoed endlessly through the valley.)

Incorrecto

• 他把苹果劈了 — use 切 for cutting fruit with a kitchen knife; 劈 implies a powerful cleaving blow and is inappropriate for delicate or precise cutting tasks

Origen e historia

辟 (phonetic + sense of splitting open) + 刀 (knife/blade) — to split forcefully with a blade in a single powerful stroke

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal