切qiē 1.用刀把物品分成若干部分{cut; slice; chop; divide a thing into several parts with a knife}: 把瓜～开{slice up a melon}|把肉～成肉丝ㄦ{shred meat}◇～断敌军退路。{cut off the enemy's retreat} 2.直线、圆或面等与圆、弧或球只有一个交点时叫做切。{tangency; contact at a single point of a straight line, circle or plane, etc., with a circle, arc or sphere} ⇒切qiè