辟 bì ㄅㄧˋ bik1

  • (literary) king; monarch
  • (literary) (of a sovereign) to summon to official service
  • (literary) to avoid (variant of 避 bì ㄅㄧˋ )
  • (literary) to repel (variant of 避 bì ㄅㄧˋ )

辟 pì ㄆㄧˋ bik1

辟 闢 pì ㄆㄧˋ

  • to open (a door)
  • to open up (for development)
  • to dispel; to refute; to repudiate
  • (bound form) penetrating; incisive

Stroke order

Practice writing

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Example sentences

  • 开辟 開闢 ( kāi pì hoi1 pik1 ) 新天地 ( Xīn tiān dì san1 tin1 dei6 )。

    Break new ground.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY). Readings are generated automatically.