Meaning of qiē:
切
to cut; to slice; to carve; to grind; to correspond to
Wǒ zài chúfáng lǐ yòng dāo qiē shūcài.
我在厨房里用刀切蔬菜。
I am cutting vegetables with a knife in the kitchen.
Wǒ xūyào bǎ zhèxiē cáiliào qiē suì.
我需要把这些材料切碎。
I need to grind these materials into pieces.
Zhège jìhuà fēicháng fúhé wǒmen de yāoqiú, zhēnshi qiè hé shíjì.
这个计划非常符合我们的要求，真是切合实际。
This plan corresponds very well to our requirements, it is truly realistic.
(math) tangential; (bound form) close to; (bound form) eager
Zài shùxué zhōng, qūxiàn yǔ zhíxiàn de jiāodiǎn chángcháng chēng wèi qiē diǎn.
在数学中，曲线与直线的交点常常称为切点。
In mathematics, the point where a curve and a line intersect is often called a tangential point.
Tāmen de guānxì fēicháng mì qiè.
他们的关系非常密切。
Their relationship is very close.
Tā duì zhège jīhuì gǎndào fēicháng qièwàng.
他对这个机会感到非常切望。
He feels very eager for this opportunity.
definitely; absolutely (not)
Tā shuō tā qiè bù huì cānjiā míngtiān de pàiduì.
他说他切不会参加明天的派对。
He said he definitely will not attend tomorrow's party.
(scoffing or dismissive interjection) Yeah, right.; Tut!
Tāmen shuō tāmen míngtiān huì yíng. Qiè, shuí xìn ne?
他们说他们明天会赢。切，谁信呢？
They said they will win tomorrow. Yeah, right, who believes that?
(used to indicate that the fanqie 反切[fan3 qie4] system should be applied to the previous two characters)
Zhè liǎng gè zì xūyào yòng fǎnqiē fāngfǎ pīndú.
这两个字需要用反切方法拼读。
These two characters need to be read using the fanqie method.
