平平
Basic Meaning
adj
flat; level; even
不倾斜，无凹凸，像静止的水面那样。
Words:
平板平川平地平缓平坦平放平面镜
Sentences:
- 这张桌子非常平。This table is very flat.
- 那片土地很平坦，适合建房子。That piece of land is very level and suitable for building a house.
v
Often used in formal or metaphorical contexts, e.g., calming emotions or grievances.
to calm; to soothe
使平缓。
Words:
平民愤
Sentences:
- 政府采取措施平民愤。The government is taking measures to calm public anger.
adj
equal; even; drawn (in a competition)
二者比较，没有高低、先后；不相上下。
Words:
Sentences:
- 那场比赛最后是平局。That match ended in a draw.
- 我们是平辈，不用太客气。We are of the same generation, no need to be so polite.
adj
fair; equitable
公平；均等。
Words:
Synonyms:
均
Sentences:
- 裁判的判决很公平。The referee's decision was very fair.
- 我们来平分这些蛋糕吧。Let's split this cake evenly.
adj
calm; tranquil; stable
安定，安静。
Words:
平定平静平稳风平浪静心平气和
Sentences:
- 湖面非常平静，像一面镜子。The surface of the lake is very calm, like a mirror.
- 他生活很平稳，没有太大变化。His life is very stable, with no major changes.
v
Specifically refers to quelling rebellions, riots, or turmoil, often involving force.
to put down; to suppress; to pacify
用武力镇压；平定。
Words:
平叛平乱平暴扫平
Synonyms:
镇
Sentences:
- 军队奉命去平叛。The army was ordered to put down the rebellion.
v
to suppress (anger); to restrain
抑制（气愤）。
Words:
平心静气
Sentences:
- 他深吸一口气，努力平复自己的心情。He took a deep breath, trying hard to calm his emotions.
adj
ordinary; common; average
经常的；普通的。
Sentences:
- 他是一个平凡的普通人。He is an ordinary, common person.
- 我的平日生活就是上班和回家。My daily life is just going to work and going home.
n
In Mandarin, the level tone is divided into two types: first tone (阴平 yin1ping2) and second tone (阳平 yang2ping2). It is a core concept in prosody, often contrasted with 仄 ze4.
level tone (in Chinese phonetics)
平声，汉语四声之一。普通话的平声分阴平和阳平两类。
Words:
阴平阳平平仄平声
Antonyms:
仄
Sentences:
- 写古诗要讲究平仄。Writing classical poetry requires attention to level and oblique tones.
Writing & Component
Radical干
Structuresingle
Stroke Count5
Strokes一丶丿一丨