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平
píng
Description
"平"常常表示很平,没有高低不平的地方,也可以表示公平、平静的意思。
"平" often means very flat, without uneven places, and can also mean fair or calm.
这个字用得很多,比如"平地"、"平静"、"公平"。
This character is used a lot, for example in "平地" (flat ground), "平静" (calm), and "公平" (fair).
Meanings
平píng
flat; level; even
这条路很平,很好走。
This road is flat and easy to walk on.
平píng
calm; peaceful; quiet
他说话的时候心很平。
He feels calm when he speaks.
平píng
equal; fair; to tie (in a game)
这场比赛两队打平了。
The match ended in a draw between the two teams.
Related words
Notes
- Nuance
平 for scores means a draw; 平局 is the noun for a tied result.
- Etymology
pictograph suggesting evenness; core sense is 'level', extended to 'calm' and 'equal'.
In videos
“所以这个路还是比较平啊”
“发音时 n 的舌头应该平贴抵住上齿背”
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