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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

篇 [piān]
  1. 1. noun [文章] [pl] writing
    篇章
    sections
  2. 2. noun [单张纸] sheet
    歌篇儿
    song sheet
  3. 3. measure word
    一篇作文
    a composition
    三篇文章
    three essays

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

篇 [piān]
  1. 1. noun a piece of writing
    篇章
    sections and chapters; writings
  2. 2. noun sheet (of paper, etc.)
    歌篇
    song sheet
    单篇油印材料
    mimeographed sheets
  3. 3. measure word sheet; leaf; piece-used for paper, book leaves, articles, etc.
    三篇纸
    three sheets (or pieces) of paper
    一篇文章
    a piece of writing; an article
    这本书缺了一篇。
    One leaf is missing from this book.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

篇 [piān]
  1. 1. 名 由一系列连续的语段或句子构成的完整的言语作品
    《论语》凡二十篇
    篇章结构
    名篇。
  2. 2. 名 写着或印着文字等的单张纸
    歌篇儿
    单篇讲义。
  3. 3. 量 用于纸张、书页或文章等
    五篇稿纸
    刚翻了两篇儿就发现三个错字
    三篇文章。
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Examples

《武成》篇：“敦信明义，崇德报功，垂拱而天下治。”
大年初一，他写了篇日记，算是新年的开笔吧。
On the first day of the lunar year, he wrote in his dairy as his first writing of the new year.
虽然这是篇伪作，但还是有可读性的。
Although it is a pseudograph, it is still worth reading.
这篇文章文理显豁，主题清楚，是篇不可多得的佳作。
This article is clear in its theme, and logical in its structure.
他一个月写两篇文章，我一星期就写3篇。
He writes two articles a month. I write as many as three a week.
本书共选录了20篇论文。
这本集子里收了30篇散文。
这是篇有着强烈泥土味的文章。
This big book contains 140 essays by nearly as many authors.
这本书收录有140篇散文，几乎和作者的人数差不多。
It is by any standards a clumsy piece of writing.
以任何标准来衡量，这都是篇拙劣的习作。
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Measure words

Except in Chinese idioms and some special conditions, numerals are generally not used to modify nouns directly. One needs to put specific measure words between them, e.g. "五个人", "十八条线", "一百多只蚂蚁"，"一次战役"。

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