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Usage note

表示坦、均、等或静。

píng biǎo shì píng tǎn 、 píng jūn 、 píng děng huò píng jìng。

平 means flat, even, equal, or calm.

Context note

常用于形容地面、声音、状态和关系。

píng cháng yòng yú xíng róng dì miàn 、 shēng yīn 、 zhuàng tài hé guān xì。

It is often used to describe surfaces, sound, states, and relationships.

5 examples

这条路很
zhè tiáo lù hěn píng。
This road is flat.
心情很静。
xīn qíng hěn píng jìng。
The mood is very calm.
桌面要放
zhuō miàn yào fàng píng。
The tabletop should be kept level.
这里很安。
zhè lǐ hěn píng ān。
This place is very safe.
大家安安。
dà jiā píng píng ān ān。
May everyone be safe and sound.

5 mini stories

他们把桌子摆了。
tā men bǎ zhuō zi bǎi píng le。
They leveled the table.
这条路又又宽。
zhè tiáo lù yòu píng yòu kuān。
This road is flat and wide.
他希望家人安。
tā xī wàng jiā rén píng ān。
He hopes his family is safe.
心情静后,事情更容易处理。
xīn qíng píng jìng hòu, shì qíng gèng róng yì chǔ lǐ。
After calming down, things are easier to handle.
老师说做人要和。
lǎo shī shuō zuò rén yào píng hé。
The teacher said one should be peaceful and even-tempered.

Mini dialogue

桌子很平

A
这张桌子很
Zhè zhāng zhuōzi hěn píng.
This table is very flat.
B
是的,我们可以在这里画画。
Shì de, wǒmen kěyǐ zài zhèlǐ huà huà.
Yes, we can draw here.

路很平

A
这条路很,很好走。
Zhè tiáo lù hěn píng, hěn hǎo zǒu.
This road is very flat and easy to walk on.
B
对,我们可以骑自行车。
Duì, wǒmen kěyǐ qí zìxíngchē.
Right, we can ride bikes.

Related words and contrasts

similar
平坦
píngtǎn
smooth and flat

平坦 emphasizes a surface being even and smooth, like a road.

opposite
凹凸不平
āotū bù píng
uneven

凹凸不平 means bumpy or not flat.

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