撇 piě A. verb ① （扔） fling ▸ 撇石头 throw a stone ▸ 撇手榴弹 throw hand grenades ② （指嘴） curl one’s lips ▸ 她嘴一撇就哭起来了。 Her mouth twitched and she began to cry. ③ informal （指姿势） turn one’s feet out when walking ▸ 他走路时两脚老向外撇。 His feet turn out when he walks. B. noun [in Chinese characters] left-falling wedge-shaped stroke → 八字没一撇C. measure word [for things resembling the left-falling stroke]▸ 他留着两撇小胡子。 He has two wisps of a moustache. → piē |