Usage of the character 切

to cut; to slice; to carve
(math) tangential

qiè

切

[切]

definitely; absolutely (not)
(scoffing or dismissive interjection) Yeah, right.; Tut!
to grind
(bound form) close to
(bound form) eager
to correspond to
(used to indicate that the fanqie 反切 (fǎnqiè) system should be applied to the previous two characters)

qièmài

切脉

[切脈]

to feel sb's pulse

qièzhǔ

切嘱

[切囑]

urgent advice
to exhort

xiāngqiē

相切

[相切]

(math.) to be tangential to each other

jíqiè

急切

[急切]

eager
impatient

qiēmiàn

切面

[切面]

section
cross-cut
tangent plane (math.)

mìqiè

密切

[密切]

close
familiar
intimate
closely (related)
to foster close ties
to pay close attention

qiēchéng

切成

[切成]

to cut up (into pieces)
to slice
to carve
to dice
to shred

qièzhòng

切中

[切中]

to hit the target (esp. in argument); to strike home

qièjì

切记

[切記]

remember at all costs

lěngqiè

冷切

[冷切]

cold cuts

qièwù

切勿

[切勿]

by no means

qièwàng

切望

[切望]

to eagerly anticipate

Qièyùn

切韵

[切韻]

Qieyun, the first Chinese rime dictionary from 601 AD, containing 11,500 single-character entries

qīnqiè

亲切

[親切]

amiable
cordial
close and dear
familiar

qièshēn

切身

[切身]

direct
concerning oneself
personal

qīqiè

凄切

[淒切]

mournful

qiēgān

切杆

[切杆]

chip (golf shot)

qiēkuài

切块

[切塊]

to cut into pieces

qièmo

切末

[切末]

stage props

guānqiè

关切

[關切]

to be deeply concerned
to be troubled (by)

qièchù

切触

[切觸]

osculation (higher order tangency)

Qièdá

切达

[切達]

Cheddar (cheese)

qiēyá

切牙

[切牙]

incisor tooth

héngqiē

横切

[橫切]

to cut across
a horizontal cut

qièchǐ

切齿

[切齒]

to gnash one's teeth (in anger)

qiēsuì

切碎

[切碎]

to chop

pòqiè

迫切

[迫切]

urgent; pressing

Qiēní

切尼

[切尼]

Cheney (name)
Richard B. "Dick" Cheney (1941-), US Republican politician, vice-president 2001-2008

qièshí

切实

[切實]

feasible
realistic
practical
earnestly
conscientiously

qièyùn

切韵

[切韻]

see 反切 (fǎnqiè)

qièpò

切迫

[切迫]

urgent

qièkǒu

切口

[切口]

slang
argot
private language used as secret code

shìqiè

适切

[適切]

apt
appropriate

jiǎnqiē

剪切

[剪切]

to shear
shearing (force)
(computing) to cut (as in "cut-and-paste")

zhèngqiē

正切

[正切]

(math.) tangent (trigonometric function)

Láiqiè

莱切

[萊切]

Lecce (city in Italy)

qièzé

切责

[切責]

to blame
to reprimand

qiēxiàn

切线

[切線]

tangent line (geometry)

qiēdāo

切刀

[切刀]

cutter
knife

qiēdiǎn

切点

[切點]

contact (math.)

zhìqiè

挚切

[摯切]

sincere
fervent

qièyīn

切音

[切音]

to indicate the phonetic value of a word using other words

qiēgāo

切糕

[切糕]

traditional Xinjiang sweet walnut cake

qièmò

切莫

[切莫]

you must not
Please don't...
be sure not to
on no account (do it)

fǎnqiè

反切

[反切]

traditional system expressing the phonetic value of a Chinese character using two other characters, the first for the initial consonant, the second for the rhyme and tone

huáqiè

划切

[劃切]

to slice
to dice

cāoqiè

操切

[操切]

rash
hasty

zhēnqiè

真切

[真切]

vivid
distinct
clear
sincere
honest

qièhé

切合

[切合]

to fit in with
to suit
appropriate

qiētòng

切痛

[切痛]

sharp pain

bēiqiè

悲切

[悲切]

mournful

qièqiè

切切

[切切]

urgently
eagerly
worried
(urge sb to) be sure to
it is absolutely essential to (follow the above instruction)

shēnqiè

深切

[深切]

deeply felt
heartfelt
sincere
honest

qièyào

切要

[切要]

essential
extremely important

tiēqiè

贴切

[貼切]

close-fitting
closest (translation)

qièpàn

切盼

[切盼]

to look forward eagerly to sth
keenly desired

yīqiè

一切

[一切]

everything
every
all

qìqiē

气切

[氣切]

tracheotomy (abbr. for 氣管切開術／气管切开术 (qìguǎnqiēkāishù))

cáiqiē

裁切

[裁切]

to crop
to trim

qiēfù

切腹

[切腹]

harakiri (formal Japanese: seppuku), a samurai's suicide by disemboweling

yīnqiè

殷切

[殷切]

ardent
eager
earnest

qiēcuō

切磋

[切磋]

to compare notes; to learn from one another

xīnqiè

心切

[心切]

eager
impatient
guileless

qièzhěn

切诊

[切診]

(TCM) pulse feeling and palpitation, one of the four methods of diagnosis 四診／四诊 (sìzhěn)

kǎiqiè

剀切

[剴切]

cogent; to the point
earnest; conscientious

qiērù

切入

[切入]

to cut into; to penetrate deeply into (a topic, area etc)
(sports) (soccer etc) to penetrate (the defenses of the opposing team)
(cinema) to cut (to the next scene)

rèqiè

热切

[熱切]

fervent

quèqiè

确切

[確切]

definite
exact
precise

qiètí

切题

[切題]

to keep to the subject

qiēchú

切除

[切除]

to excise
to cut out (a tumor)

nèiqiē

内切

[內切]

(math.) to inscribe
internally tangent

qiēpiàn

切片

[切片]

to slice
slice
thin section of a specimen (for microscopic examination)

qiēbiàn

切变

[切變]

shear (physics)

qiēxiàng

切向

[切向]

tangent direction

yúqiē

余切

[餘切]

cotangent (of angle), written cot θ or ctg θ

kěnqiè

恳切

[懇切]

earnest
sincere

qiēhuàn

切换

[切換]

to switch over
to switch modes or data streams
to cut (to a new scene)

qiēgē

切割

[切割]

to cut

qièjī

切激

[切激]

impassioned
fiercely

qièjìn

切近

[切近]

close; near
similar to

qiēduàn

切断

[切斷]

to cut off; to sever

qièjì

切忌

[切忌]

to avoid as taboo
to avoid by all means

qiēkǒu

切口

[切口]

incision
notch
slit
gash
margin of a page
trimmed edge (of a page in a book)

qiēxiāo

切削

[切削]

to cut
cutting
machining

yīqièxiǎn

一切险

[一切險]

all risks (insurance)

qiēfēnyīn

切分音

[切分音]

syncopation

Sāqiē'ěr

撒切尔

[撒切爾]

Thatcher (name)
Baroness Thatcher or Margaret Thatcher (1925-2013), British conservative politician, prime minister 1979-1990

qiēròudāo

切肉刀

[切肉刀]

meat cleaver

qiēpíngmiàn

切平面

[切平面]

tangent plane (to a surface)

xiánqiējiǎo

弦切角

[弦切角]

chord angle (i.e. angle a chord of a curve makes to the tangent)

jiǎnqiēlì

剪切力

[剪切力]

shear
shearing force

hēibáiqiē

黑白切

[黑白切]

(Tw) heibaiqie, side dish of ingredients selected from a range on display, sliced up and served together on a plate (from Taiwanese 烏白切, Tai-lo pr. (oo-pe̍h-tshiat), where 烏白 means "as one pleases")

qiēxiàngliàng

切向量

[切向量]

tangent vector

pòqièxìng

迫切性

[迫切性]

urgency

báiqiējī

白切鸡

[白切雞]

Cantonese poached chicken, known as "white cut chicken"

qièjiéshū

切结书

[切結書]

affidavit; written pledge

Rénbōqiè

仁波切

[仁波切]

Rinpoche (Tibetan honorific)

qiēkōngjiān

切空间

[切空間]

space of sections (math.)

nèiqiēqiú

内切球

[內切球]

inside cut (golf)
(math.) inscribed sphere
insphere

yīdāoqiē

一刀切

[一刀切]

lit. to cut all at one stroke (idiom); to impose uniformity
one solution fits a diversity of problems
one size fits all

fēngqiēbiàn

风切变

[風切變]

wind shear (meteorology)

jiǎnqiēbǎn

剪切板

[剪切板]

(computing) clipboard

xiéqiējù

斜切锯

[斜切鋸]

miter saw

Qiè'ěrxī

切尔西

[切爾西]

Chelsea

qiēxiànglì

切向力

[切向力]

tangential force

dìwángqiēkāi

帝王切开

[帝王切開]

Cesarean section

Bódìqièlì

柏蒂切利

[柏蒂切利]

Sandro Botticelli (1445-1510) Italian painter of the Florentine school

qièshíkěxíng

切实可行

[切實可行]

feasible

qiúhǎoxīnqiè

求好心切

[求好心切]

to demand the highest standards of sb (or oneself) (idiom)
to strive to achieve the best possible results
to be a perfectionist

qièhéshíjì

切合实际

[切合實際]

practical
corresponding to reality
geared to practical situations

yīqièshìwù

一切事物

[一切事物]

everything

qiègǔzhīchóu

切骨之仇

[切骨之仇]

bitter hatred
hatred that cuts to the bone

yīqièjiùxù

一切就绪

[一切就緒]

everything in its place and ready (idiom)

bāopíhuánqiē

包皮环切

[包皮環切]

circumcision

qièzhòngshíbìng

切中时病

[切中時病]

to hit the target where it hurts (idiom); fig. to hit home
to hit the nail on the head (in an argument)

mìqièzhùshì

密切注视

[密切注視]

to watch closely

Wēnqiēsītè

温切斯特

[溫切斯特]

Winchester (town in south England, capital of former kingdom of Wessex)

qièzhòngyàohài

切中要害

[切中要害]

to hit the target and do real damage (idiom)
fig. to hit where it hurts
fig. to hit home
an argument that hits the nail on the head

Pǔlǐqiètè

普里切特

[普里切特]

Pratchett (name)

nùmùqièchǐ

怒目切齿

[怒目切齒]

to gnash one's teeth in anger

qiēpiànjiǎnchá

切片检查

[切片檢查]

slide examination
microscopic examination of thin section of specimen as part of biopsy

yánzhòngguānqiè

严重关切

[嚴重關切]

serious concern

qiēcuōzhuómó

切磋琢磨

[切磋琢磨]

lit. cutting and polishing (idiom)
fig. to learn by exchanging ideas or experiences

dīdīqièqiè

低低切切

[低低切切]

in a low voice
whispered

Mànqiēsītè

曼切斯特

[曼切斯特]

Manchester
also written 曼徹斯特／曼彻斯特

qièchǐfǔxīn

切齿腐心

[切齒腐心]

to detest sth or sb to the utmost extreme (idiom)

bùgùyīqiè

不顾一切

[不顧一切]

(idiom) to disregard all negative considerations; to cast aside all concerns

jiǎnqiēxíngbiàn

剪切形变

[剪切形變]

shearing
shear deformation

Pínuòqiētè

皮诺切特

[皮諾切特]

General Augusto Pinochet (1915-2006), Chilean dictator

qièzhòngshíbì

切中时弊

[切中時弊]

to hit home on the evils of the day (idiom); fig. to hit a current political target
to hit the nub of the matter

Aòqiēnuòsī

奥切诺斯

[奧切諾斯]

Oceanus, a Titan in Greek mythology

mìqièxiāngguān

密切相关

[密切相關]

closely related

qièqièsīyǔ

切切私语

[切切私語]

a private whisper

yīqièrújiù

一切如旧

[一切如舊]

everything as before

dòngcháyīqiè

洞察一切

[洞察一切]

to see everything clearly

bùqièshíjì

不切实际

[不切實際]

unrealistic
impractical

mìqièxiānglián

密切相连

[密切相連]

to relate closely
closely related

mìqièzhùyì

密切注意

[密切注意]

to pay close attention (to sth)

Luóqiēsītè

罗切斯特

[羅切斯特]

Rochester

miǎoshìyīqiè

藐视一切

[藐視一切]

to look down upon everything

mùkōngyīqiè

目空一切

[目空一切]

the eye can see nothing worthwhile all around (idiom); arrogant
condescending
supercilious

Qiè Géwǎlā

切格瓦拉

[切格瓦拉]

Ernesto Che Guevara (1928-1967), Cuban Revolution leader

qièfūzhītòng

切肤之痛

[切膚之痛]

keenly felt pain
bitter anguish

yǎoyáqièchǐ

咬牙切齿

[咬牙切齒]

(idiom) to gnash one's teeth; to fume with rage

qiēxiàngsùdù

切向速度

[切向速度]

tangential velocity

mìqièjiēchùzhě

密切接触者

[密切接觸者]

(epidemiology) close contact

xiōngkuòqiēkāishù

胸廓切开术

[胸廓切開術]

thoracotomy (medicine)

yīqièxiàngqiánkàn

一切向钱看

[一切向錢看]

to put money above everything else

bùqièhéshíjì

不切合实际

[不切合實際]

impractical
not conforming to reality

dānwèiqiēxiàngliàng

单位切向量

[單位切向量]

(math.) unit tangent vector

lánwěiqiēchúshù

阑尾切除术

[闌尾切除術]

appendectomy (medicine)

qìguǎnqiēkāishù

气管切开术

[氣管切開術]

tracheotomy (medicine)

Qiē'ěrnuòbèilì

切尔诺贝利

[切爾諾貝利]

Chernobyl

zhǒngliúqièchúshù

肿瘤切除术

[腫瘤切除術]

lumpectomy

bāopíhuánqiēshù

包皮环切术

[包皮環切術]

circumcision

Sāqiē'ěr Fūren

撒切尔夫人

[撒切爾夫人]

Mrs Thatcher
Baroness Thatcher or Margaret Thatcher (1925-2013), British conservative politician, prime minister 1979-1990

Luóbāqièfūsījī

罗巴切夫斯基

[羅巴切夫斯基]

Nikolai Ivanovich Lobachevsky (1793-1856), one of the discoverers of non-Euclidean geometry

Qiētèháosīxuéxiào

切特豪斯学校

[切特豪斯學校]

Charterhouse public school (UK)

Gálā· Duōjié· Rénbōqiè

噶拉·多杰·仁波切

[噶拉·多傑·仁波切]

Garab Dorje Rinpoche, succession of Buthanese religious leaders

Yàlìshāndà· Dùbùqiēkè

亚历山大·杜布切克

[亞歷山大·杜布切克]

Alexander Dubček (1921-1992), leader of Czechoslovakia (1968-1969)

jiāchǒubùkěwàichuán,liúyánqièmòqīngxìn

家丑不可外传，流言切莫轻信

[家醜不可外傳，流言切莫輕信]

Don't spread abroad the shame of the family, don't believe rumors lightly. (idiom)
Don't wash your dirty linen in public, don't listen to others' gossip.

Xiāochúduì Fùnü Yīqiè Xíngshì Qíshì Gōngyuē

消除对妇女一切形式歧视公约

[消除對婦女一切形式歧視公約]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women