Today’s Word
Word Breakdown
偏 (piān) adj. / v. one-sided / to lean/prejudiced / inclined to one side
心 (xīn) n. heart
Quick Answer
Definition & Usage
偏心 is an adjective word, meaning prejudiced, or unjust because one has taken a side before he makes the judgment. 偏心眼（儿）means the same as 偏心. 心眼儿 refers to one’s thoughts.
Let’s identify some similar words with “偏”.
偏向(piān xiàng), verb, partial towards sth / to prefer / to incline
偏心(piān xīn), adjective, biased, prejudiced, unjust
偏见(piān jiàn)n. Prejudice, bias. Detogrotary.
如果一个人对另一个人偏心，那么他就会偏向她。
“偏见”常常是贬义的，比如很多人认为穷人很懒，这就是偏见。很多人觉得女性很情绪化，当不了领导，这也是偏见，有点类似于“刻板印象”（sterotype）。
Example Sentences
有好几个孩子的妈妈很难做到不偏心。
Yǒu hǎo jǐ gè háizi de māmā hěn nán zuò dào bù piānxīn.
It can be difficult for a mother of several children to be impartial.
老板就是偏心，他就是喜欢那些会拍马屁的员工。
Lǎobǎn jiùshì piānxīn, tā jiùshì xǐhuān nàxiē huì pāimǎpì de yuángōng.
The boss shows his favoritism to those employees who can butter him up.
如果老师是个偏心眼儿，只喜欢学习成绩好的孩子，那其他孩子就得不到更好的发展机会。
Rúguǒ lǎoshī shìgè piānxīn yǎn er, zhǐ xǐhuān xuéxí chéngjī hǎo de háizi, nà qítā háizi jiù dé bù dào gèng hǎo de fǎ zhǎn jīhuì.
If the teacher only shows her favor to the children with good academic performance, then other children will not get better development opportunities.