偏偏 meaning in English

piānpiān

(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

HSK 7-9adverb22 strokes

Meaning of 偏偏

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

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

Stroke order for each character

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偏 piān · to lean · 11 strokes

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偏 piān · to lean · 11 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 偏偏.

偏见piānjiànprejudice; bias
偏僻piānpìremote; desolate
偏远piānyuǎnremote; far from civilization
偏差piānchābias; deviation
偏向piānxiàngpartial towards sth; to prefer
偏方piānfāngfolk remedy; home remedy
偏离piānlíto deviate; to diverge
偏执piānzhíextreme and inflexible; fixated; stubborn in clinging to a notion; (psychology) paranoid
偏要piānyàoto insist on doing sth; must do it, despite everything
偏爱piān'àito be partial towards sth; to favor
偏执狂piānzhíkuángparanoia; monomania
偏头痛piāntóutòngmigraine

Questions about 偏偏

What does 偏偏 mean?

偏偏 (piānpiān) means "(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" and is used as a adverb.

How do you write 偏偏?

偏偏 is made of 2 characters: 偏 (11 strokes), 偏 (11 strokes). That is 22 strokes in total.

Is 偏偏 an HSK word?

Yes. 偏偏 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.