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  • 1

    adv.wilfully; deliberately; just

    • jīng guò dà jiā tǎo lùn wèn tí dōu jiě jué le tā piān piān hái yào zuān niú jiǎo jiān

      经过大家讨论问题解决偏偏牛角尖

      The problem was solved after discussion, but she nevertheless went to the unnecessary trouble of looking further into it.

    • tā piān piān bù tīng

      偏偏

      He just wouldn't listen.

    • zhè zhěng jiàn dōng xi piān piān zài wǒ shǒu li pò liè le

      东西偏偏破裂

      The whole thing just came apart in my hands.

  • 2

    adv.contrary to expectation; unfortunately; unexpectedly

    • zuó tiān tā lái zhǎo wǒ piān piān wǒ bù zài jiā

      昨天偏偏

      Unfortunately I wasn't home yesterday when he came looking for me.

    • tā zhǎo wǒ piān piān wǒ chū chāi le

      偏偏出差

      I happened to be away on business when she came to see me.

    • shì qing de fā zhǎn piān piān tóng tā de yuàn wàng xiāng fǎn

      事情发展偏偏愿望相反

      Things turned out just the opposite to what he wanted.

  • 3

    adv.only; alone

    • bié de xiǎo zǔ dōu wán chéng le dìng é wèi shén me piān piān zán men méi wán chéng

      小组完成定额为什么偏偏咱们完成

      All the other groups have achieved their production quota. Why have we yet to finish?

    • nǐ wèi shén me piān piān bù tí zhè yī diǎn ne

      为什么偏偏

      Why did you choose to omit this point?

    • suǒ yǒu rén dōu shōu dào le yī fèn lǐ pǐn piān piān méi yǒu wǒ de

      所有收到礼品偏偏没有

      Everybody got a gift, except me.