Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 偏

to lean
to slant
oblique
prejudiced
to deviate from average
to stray from the intended line
stubbornly
contrary to expectations

to be on the low side; to be inadequate (e.g. of a salary)

bias
deviation

paralysis of one side of the body; hemiplegia

folk remedy
home remedy

component of a Chinese character (as the radical or the phonetic part)

to diverge (from one's bearing, flight path etc)
to go off course
to yaw

displacement
deviation
offset

biased; partial

polarized light

bias (statistics)

crooked
not upright
diverging from straight line
improper
dishonest

to protect a croney
to give unprincipled support

partial to (some kinds of food, usu. unhealthy)
having likes and dislikes
partial eclipse

to be partial towards sth
to favor
to prefer
preference
favorite

inclining to the west (e.g. of the sun after noon, indicating lateness of the day)

partial
biased
prejudiced
eccentric

yellowish

selfish preference

by coincidence
it so happened that
fortunately
against expectation

one-sided words
prejudice
flattery

to stress in a prejudiced way
to emphasize sth unduly

(physics) polarization

angle of drift (navigation)
deflection (from course)
angle of divergence

to deviate
to diverge
to wander

content to hold a small part of the territory
fig. forced to relinquish the middle ground
forced to move away

to stress in a prejudiced way
to emphasize sth unduly

segregation (metallurgy)

to overemphasize some topic (at the expense of others)
overdoing it
to go overboard

extreme (usu. of thoughts, speech, circumstances)

to favor a junior
to show favoritism to some juniors

extreme and inflexible; fixated; stubborn in clinging to a notion
(psychology) paranoid

skewness (math)

to insist on doing sth
must do it, despite everything

to have a special liking (for sth)

prejudice
bias

biasing (electronics)
bias voltage

military auxiliaries (archaic)

extremely (stubborn, contrary, disobedient etc)

brush stroke to the side (calligraphy)
fig. side stroke
lateral thinking

Pianguan county in Xinzhou 忻州 ( Xīnzhōu), Shanxi

undue trouble
Thank you for having gone out of your way to help me.

partial eclipse

(indicating that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would wish) unfortunately; as it happened
(indicating that sth is the opposite of what would be normal or reasonable) stubbornly; contrarily; against reason
(indicating that sb or a group is singled out) precisely; only; of all people

to favor
to prefer
to show favoritism

deflection (physics)
deviation (away from a straight line)

to go off-topic; to stray from the topic
obscure question; trick exam question; catch question (CL:道 (dào))

to deviate from the correct course
(fig.) to go astray

to show favoritism against sb
to treat unfairly

to be partial; to favor

to give unequal emphasis to
doing some things at the expense of others

side room
concubine

partial towards sth
to prefer
to incline
erroneous tendencies (Leftist or Revisionist deviation)

deputy general

to correct an error

side annex
lean-to

remote
desolate
far from the city

polarization (of waves)

side palace hall
side chamber

prejudiced
narrow-minded

offset
biasing (electronics)
bias voltage

to bare one shoulder
(fig.) to side with
to discriminate in favor of

remote
far from civilization

side door
doing things by the side door (i.e. dishonestly)

to practice favoritism

to be on the high side
to be unusually high

talent in a particular area

axis of eccentricity

paranoid (psych.)

piānguāngjìng

polarizing filter

(math.) partial differential
(math.) partial derivative

migraine

piānzhuǎnjiǎo

angle of drift (navigation)
deflection (from course)
angle of divergence

polarizing lens
polarizer

sexual preference

piānzhènjìng

polarizing filter

piānzhíkuáng

paranoia; monomania

not leaning to one side
impartial
even-handed

piānzhènguāng

polarization of light
polarized light

old-style cycle with lateral third wheel and passenger seat

(math.) eccentricity

partial eclipse of the moon

partial eclipse of the sun

bias
partiality
to be partial

polarization
polarized

polarized wave

Piānguānxiàn

Pianguan county in Xinzhou 忻州 ( Xīnzhōu), Shanxi

to write with the tip of the brush tilted
(fig.) to resort to devious means

piānzhìdiànliú

bias current (electronics)

piāntīngpiānxìn

selective listening
to hear what one wants to hear

piānxiébùzhèng

biased
prejudiced (idiom)

jiànzǒupiānfēng

the sword moves with side stroke (modern idiom)
fig. unexpected winning move
unconventional gambit

piānchājùlí

offset distance

piānzhìdiànzǔ

bias impedance (electronics)

Jiàn Zǒupiānfēng

Jian Zoupianfeng, pseudonym of prolific modern novelist

bǔpiānjiùbì

to remedy defects and correct errors (idiom); to rectify past mistakes

yǐpiāngàiquán

(lit.) to take a part for the whole
to generalize

even-handed
impartial
unbiased
exact
just

Aòmànyǔ Piānjiàn

傲慢与偏见

[傲慢與偏見]

Pride and Prejudice, novel by Jane Austen 珍·奧斯汀／珍·奥斯汀 ( Zhēn· Aòsītīng)

piānwēifēnfāngchéng

偏微分方程

[偏微分方程]

partial differential equation (PDE)

piānzhèngshìhéchéngcí

偏正式合成词

[偏正式合成詞]

modified compound word

piānsānlúnmótuōchē

偏三轮摩托车

[偏三輪摩托車]

motorbike with sidecar

wūlòupiānféngliányèyǔ

屋漏偏逢连夜雨

[屋漏偏逢連夜雨]

when it rains, it pours (idiom)

jiāntīngzémíng,piānxìnzé'àn

兼听则明，偏信则暗

[兼聽則明，偏信則暗]

listen to both sides and you will be enlightened; heed only one side and you will remain ignorant (idiom)

míngzhīshānyǒuhǔ,piānxiànghǔshānxíng

明知山有虎，偏向虎山行

[明知山有虎，偏向虎山行]

lit. to willfully go towards the mountain although knowing that it has tigers (idiom)
fig. to take a risk despite knowing the dangers