切丁 (qiēdīng): to dice (cut into small cubes)

Meanings

1 to dice (cut into small cubes)
2 to chop into cube-shaped pieces

Characters

切

Examples

把土豆切丁，大小要均匀。

Bǎ tǔdòu qiēdīng, dàxiǎo yào jūnyún.

Dice the potato, the pieces should be uniform.

这个菜需要把鸡肉切丁。

Zhè ge cài xūyào bǎ jīròu qiēdīng.

This dish needs the chicken diced.

Tips

usage

Part of the cooking-cut family: 切丝 (shred), 切片 (slice), 切块 (chunk), 切丁 (dice), 切末 (mince). 丁 refers to small cubes, like the chicken in 宫保鸡丁 (Kung Pao chicken).

Stroke Order

切 qiē

丁 dīng

Related Words

切块 qiēkuài #86,339

to cut into chunks / to chop into pieces

切丝 qiēsī #84,466

to shred, to cut into thin strips (cooking)

切末 qiēmò

to mince (cut into tiny bits) / to chop finely

切入 qiērù #15,115

to cut into / to penetrate deeply into (a topic) / to cut (to a scene, in film)

切条 qiētiáo

to cut into strips

切菜 qiēcài

to chop vegetables / to cut vegetables

丁 dīng HSK 7 #3,663

a cube or small piece (of food) / fourth (of the Heavenly Stems) / male adult

切断 qiēduàn HSK 7 #3,578

to cut off; to sever / to disconnect

切 qiē HSK 4 #1,617

to cut; to slice / close to; eager (qiè) / all; every (qiè)

切开 qiēkāi #6,307

to cut open / to slice open