The Chinese word **切片** (qiēpiàn) is a compound term formed by combining the verb **切** (qiē), meaning "to cut," with the noun **片** (piàn), meaning "a slice" or "a thin piece." It follows a standard verb-object grammatical structure where the action (切) is applied to produce the result (片), literally translating to "cut slice." This formation creates a word that can function as both a noun ("a slice") and a verb ("to slice"), and its meaning logically extends into specialized fields such as cooking (slicing food), histology (preparing a tissue section for a microscope), and computing (taking a segment of data or an array).