平
píngPíng HSK2

flat

平 píng frequency
flat adjective
having a level and even surface without bumps or slopes

这张桌子放不稳，可能是因为家里的地面不够平。

zhè zhāng zhuō​zi fàng bù wěn, kě​néng shì yīn​wèi jiā​lǐ de dì​miàn bù gòu píng.

This table is wobbly, likely because the floor in the house isn't level.

make even adjective
to make a surface level or even by cutting, digging, or removing obstacles; to flatten.

施工队把路边的土堆夷平了。

shī​gōng​duì bǎ lù biān de tǔ​duī yí píng le.

The construction crew leveled the pile of dirt by the roadside.

suppress verb
to suppress or put down a rebellion or disturbance; to pacify.

朝廷派出的军队仅用了三天就平了这起骚乱。

cháo​tíng pài​chū de jūn​duì jǐn yòng le sān tiān jiù píng le zhè qǐ sāo​luàn.

The army sent by the imperial court quelled the riot in just three days.

tie verb
to reach the same score or finish a game with no winner

这两支球队在决赛中打平了。

zhè liǎng zhī qiú​duì zài jué​sài zhōng dǎ​píng le.

The two teams tied in the final.

level tone adjective
in traditional Chinese phonology, the level tone (first tone category).

四声包括平、上、去、入。

sì shēng bāo​kuò píng, shǎng, qù, rù.

The four tones include level, rising, departing, and entering.

calm idiom
peaceful and free from emotional agitation or disturbance

遇到困难时，我们要心平气和地面对。

yù​dào kùn​nan shí, wǒ​men yào xīn píng qì​hé de miàn​duì.

When facing difficulties, we should deal with them calmly and dispassionately.

equal adjective
being the same in quantity, size, value, or status

这两个箱子的重量基本是平的。

zhè liǎng gè xiāng​zi de zhòng​liàng jī​běn shì píng de.

The weights of these two boxes are basically the same.

peaceful adjective
peaceful, stable, or tranquil; free from turbulence or disturbance.

这里的局势已经平了下来，生活恢复了正常。

zhè​lǐ de jú​shì yǐ​jīng píng le xià​lai, shēng​huó huī​fù le zhèng​cháng.

The situation here has calmed down, and life has returned to normal.

平 Píng
Ping proper name
surname Ping

平先生是我们的老师。

Píng xiān​sheng shì wǒ​men de lǎo​shī.

Mr. Ping is our teacher.

Cross-References

Abbreviation of

Frequency
Character
Written text
215th most common 988.4 per million
Movie subtitles
466th most common 314.7 per million appears in 76% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
33.4 per million appears in 11% of films
Written text
109.0 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 3
HSK 3.0
Level 2
Strokes
5
Unicode
U+5E73

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)