Definition
拼 (pīn) means both 'to piece together' and 'to go all out'. For piecing, it's broader than 拼接 (splicing) and 联合 (uniting groups). For going all out, it's a colloquial verb for giving maximum effort — less formal than 全力以赴 and different from 冒 (mào), which means to brave danger.
verb
to piece togetherto put togetherto go all outto risk (one's life)
Easily confused
- 饼bǐnglook-alikeround flat cake (e.g. pancake, pie, mooncake)
- 品pǐnsound-alike(bound form, suffix) product; commodity; goods
- 并bìnglook-alike(verb) to combine, to merge
- 聘pìnsound-aliketo hire, to engage (for a position)
Examples
- 拼。Qǐng bǎ zhè liǎng zhāng zhǐ pīn qǐlai.Please glue these two pieces of paper together.
- 拼。Qǐng bǎ zhèxiē suìpiàn pīn qǐlai.Please piece these fragments together.
- ，拼。Wèile zhè cì kǎoshì, tā zhēn de hěn pīn.For this exam, he really went all out.
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