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píng
HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 2

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Definitions

  1. 1. flat
  2. 2. level
  3. 3. equal
  4. 4. to tie (make the same score)
  5. 5. to draw (score)
  6. 6. calm
  7. 7. peaceful

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Words Containing 平

冲积平原
chōng jī píng yuán

alluvial plain

武平县
wǔ píng xiàn

Wuping county in Longyan 龍岩|龙岩, Fujian

太平洋潜鸟
tài píng yáng qián niǎo

(bird species of China) Pacific loon (Gavia pacifica)

西平县
xī píng xiàn

Xiping county in Zhumadian 駐馬店|驻马店[zhù mǎ diàn], Henan

平实
píng shí

simple and unadorned

平谷
píng gǔ

Pinggu rural district of Beijing, formerly Pinggu county

向巴平措
xiàng bā píng cuò

Qiangba Puncog (1947-), chairman of the government of Tibet (i.e. governor) 2003-2010

平装
píng zhuāng

paperback

恩平市
ēn píng shì

Enping, county-level city in Jiangmen 江門|江门, Guangdong

加权平均
jiā quán píng jūn

weighted average

平静
píng jìng

tranquil

平舌音
píng shé yīn

alveolar

平版
píng bǎn

lithographic plate

平账
píng zhàng

(accounting) to balance the books

公平合理
gōng píng hé lǐ

fair

收支平衡点
shōu zhī píng héng diǎn

break-even point

天平
tiān píng

scales (to weigh things)

平陆
píng lù

Pinglu county in Yuncheng 運城|运城[yùn chéng], Shanxi

平底锅
píng dǐ guō

frying pan

平城
píng chéng

Pyongsong (city in North Korea)

和平共处五项原则
hé píng gòng chǔ wǔ xiàng yuán zé

Zhou Enlai's Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence

太平洋区域
tài píng yáng qū yù

the Pacific Region

太平天国
tài píng tiān guó

Taiping Heavenly Kingdom (1851-1864)

平手
píng shǒu

(sports) draw

平伏
píng fú

to pacify

平芜
píng wú

open grassland

平南县
píng nán xiàn

Pingnang county in Guigang 貴港|贵港[guì gǎng], Guangxi

太平
tài píng

place name

平成
píng chéng

Heisei, Japanese era name, corresponding to the reign (1989-2019) of emperor Akihito 明仁[míng rén]

平坝县
píng bà xiàn

Pingba county in Anshun 安順|安顺[ān shùn], Guizhou

太平区
tài píng qū

Taiping district of Fuxin city 阜新市, Liaoning

和平区
hé píng qū

Heping or Peace district (of many towns)

平白无故
píng bái wú gù

without good cause

平均寿命
píng jūn shòu mìng

life expectancy

算术平均数
suàn shù píng jūn shù

arithmetic mean

和平里
hé píng lǐ

Hepingli neighborhood of Beijing

平衡
píng héng

balance

拉平
lā píng

to bring to the same level

平板电脑
píng bǎn diàn nǎo

tablet computer (iPad, Android devices etc)

东平
dōng píng

Dongping county in Tai'an 泰安[tài ān], Shandong

东太平洋海隆
dōng tài píng yáng hǎi lóng

East Pacific Rise (a mid-oceanic ridge stretching from California to Antarctica)

平邑县
píng yì xiàn

Pingyi county in Linyi 臨沂|临沂[lín yí], Shandong

和平县
hé píng xiàn

Heping county in Heyuan 河源[hé yuán], Guangdong

饶平
ráo píng

Raoping county in Chaozhou 潮州[cháo zhōu], Guangdong

公平交易
gōng píng jiāo yì

fair dealing

平和
píng hé

Pinghe county in Zhangzhou 漳州[zhāng zhōu], Fujian

平均差
píng jūn chā

mean deviation (math.)

环太平洋
huán tài píng yáng

Pacific Rim

平顶
píng dǐng

flat roof

平山
píng shān

Pingshan county in Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[shí jiā zhuāng], Hebei

低平火山口
dī píng huǒ shān kǒu

maar

平武县
píng wǔ xiàn

Pingwu county in Mianyang 綿陽|绵阳[mián yáng], north Sichuan

平原鹨
píng yuán liù

(bird species of China) tawny pipit (Anthus campestris)

平果
píng guǒ

Pingguo county in Baise 百色[bǎi sè], Guangxi

平地起风波
píng dì qǐ fēng bō

trouble appearing from nowhere

不平凡
bù píng fán

marvelous

平平
píng píng

average

地平线
dì píng xiàn

horizon

牟平区
mù píng qū

Muping district of Yantai city 煙台市|烟台市, Shandong

平减
píng jiǎn

to deflate

熹平石经
xī píng shí jīng

Xiping steles, calligraphic work on carved steles of the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220 AD)

黎平
lí píng

Liping county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州[qián dōng nán zhōu], Guizhou

平板手机
píng bǎn shǒu jī

phablet (hybrid between a smart phone and a tablet)

平安南道
píng ān nán dào

South P'yong'an Province in west of North Korea

平阳县
píng yáng xiàn

Pingyang county in Wenzhou 溫州|温州[wēn zhōu], Zhejiang

平庸之恶
píng yōng zhī è

(philosophy) banal evil

兴平市
xīng píng shì

Xingping, county-level city in Xianyang 咸陽|咸阳[xián yáng], Shaanxi

桂平
guì píng

Guiping, county-level city in Guigang 貴港|贵港[guì gǎng], Guangxi

平溪乡
píng xī xiāng

Pingxi or Pinghsi township in New Taipei City 新北市[xīn běi shì], Taiwan

平面角
píng miàn jiǎo

plane angle

调和平均数
tiáo hé píng jūn shù

harmonic mean

平埔族
píng pǔ zú

Pingpu or Pepo aborigines (Taiwan), \plains tribes\",2025-02-14 13:18:21,2025-02-14 13:18:21 78698,54670,Pingtang county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔南州[qián nán zhōu]

平遥
píng yáo

Pingyao county in Jinzhong 晉中|晋中[jìn zhōng], Shanxi

平行线
píng xíng xiàn

parallel lines

贾平凹
jiǎ píng wā

Jia Pingwa (1952-), Chinese novelist

出入平安
chū rù píng ān

lit. peace when you come or go

乐平
lè píng

Leping, county-level city in Jingdezhen 景德鎮|景德镇, Jiangxi

林克平大学
lín kè píng dà xué

Linköping University, Sweden

平舆
píng yú

Pingyu county in Zhumadian 駐馬店|驻马店[zhù mǎ diàn], Henan

打成平手
dǎ chéng píng shǒu

to draw (a competition)

鱼生火,肉生痰,青菜豆腐保平安
yú shēng huǒ , ròu shēng tán , qīng cài dòu fu bǎo píng ān

fish brings heat, meat brings phlegm, vegetables and tofu keep you healthy

非平衡
fēi píng héng

non-equilibrium

平方公里
píng fāng gōng lǐ

square kilometer

文化水平
wén huà shuǐ píng

educational level

邓小平
dèng xiǎo píng

Deng Xiaoping (1904-1997), Chinese communist leader, de facto leader of PRC 1978-1990 and creator of \socialism with Chinese characteristics\",2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 170573,120197,Deng Xiaoping Theory,2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 170574,120197,Dengism,2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 170575,120197,the foundation of PRC economic development after the Cultural Revolution

茌平
chí píng

Chiping county in Liaocheng 聊城[liáo chéng], Shandong

平乐
píng lè

Pingle county in Guilin 桂林[guì lín], Guangxi

平平常常
píng píng cháng cháng

nothing out of the ordinary

太平盛世
tài píng shèng shì

peace and prosperity (idiom)

小太平鸟
xiǎo tài píng niǎo

(bird species of China) Japanese waxwing (Bombycilla japonica)

切平面
qiē píng miàn

tangent plane (to a surface)

愤愤不平
fèn fèn bù píng

to feel indignant

平反
píng fǎn

to redress (an injustice)

平素
píng sù

usually

基本多文种平面
jī běn duō wén zhǒng píng miàn

basic multilingual plane (BMP)

平凉
píng liáng

Pingliang, prefecture-level city in Gansu

茌平县
chí píng xiàn

Chiping county in Liaocheng 聊城[liáo chéng], Shandong

平镇
píng zhèn

Pingzhen or Pingchen city in Taoyuan county 桃園縣|桃园县[táo yuán xiàn], north Taiwan

平津战役
píng jīn zhàn yì

Pingjin Campaign (Nov 1948-Jan 1949), one of the three major campaigns by the People's Liberation Army near the end of the Chinese Civil War

平庸
píng yōng

mediocre

动平衡
dòng píng héng

dynamic equilibrium

和平队
hé píng duì

(U.S.) Peace Corps

诺贝尔和平奖
nuò bèi ěr hé píng jiǎng

Nobel Peace Prize

平方千米
píng fāng qiān mǐ

square kilometer

叶选平
yè xuǎn píng

Ye Xuanping (1924-2019), former Governor of Guangdong 廣東|广东[guǎng dōng]

气不平
qì bù píng

angry at unfairness

扯平
chě píng

to make even

非平衡态
fēi píng héng tài

unbalance

水平面
shuǐ píng miàn

horizontal plane

东北平原
dōng běi píng yuán

Northeast Plain, also called the Manchurian Plain

平复
píng fù

to pacify

邹平
zōu píng

Zouping county in Binzhou 濱州|滨州[bīn zhōu], Shandong

平凉市
píng liáng shì

Pingliang, prefecture-level city in Gansu

平等主义
píng děng zhǔ yì

egalitarianism

加拿大太平洋铁路
jiā ná dà tài píng yáng tiě lù

Canadian Pacific Railway

一马平川
yī mǎ píng chuān

flat land one could gallop straight across (idiom); wide expanse of flat country

延平乡
yán píng xiāng

Yanping township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[tái dōng xiàn], southeast Taiwan

平滑
píng huá

flat and smooth

平常心
píng cháng xīn

levelheadedness

抹平
mǒ píng

to flatten

平型关
píng xíng guān

Pingxing Pass, mountain pass in Shanxi Province

平息
píng xī

to settle (a dispute)

和平主义
hé píng zhǔ yì

pacifism

平均
píng jūn

average; on average

恩平
ēn píng

Enping, county-level city in Jiangmen 江門|江门, Guangdong

平信
píng xìn

ordinary mail (as opposed to air mail etc)

平叛
píng pàn

to put down a revolt

平鲁
píng lǔ

Pinglu district of Shuozhou city 朔州市[shuò zhōu shì], Shanxi

平昌县
píng chāng xiàn

Pingchang county in Panzhihua 攀枝花[pān zhī huā], south Sichuan

平方平均数
píng fāng píng jūn shù

root mean square (RMS)

平江
píng jiāng

Pingjiang district of Suzhou city 蘇州市|苏州市[sū zhōu shì], Jiangsu

没水平
méi shuǐ píng

disgraceful

旅平险
lǚ píng xiǎn

travel insurance covering medical expenses

金平苗瑶傣族自治县
jīn píng miáo yáo dǎi zú zì zhì xiàn

see 金平苗族瑤族傣族自治縣|金平苗族瑶族傣族自治县[jīn píng miáo zú yáo zú dǎi zú zì zhì xiàn]

甚平
shèn píng

jinbei, traditional Japanese two-piece clothing worn in the summer

一路平安
yī lù píng ān

to have a pleasant journey

康平县
kāng píng xiàn

Kangping county in Shenyang 瀋陽|沈阳, Liaoning

平流层
píng liú céng

stratosphere

平易近人
píng yì jìn rén

amiable and approachable (idiom); easygoing

平壤市
píng rǎng shì

Pyongyang, capital of North Korea

连平
lián píng

Lianping county in Heyuan 河源[hé yuán], Guangdong

平面几何
píng miàn jǐ hé

plane geometry

平和县
píng hé xiàn

Pinghe county in Zhangzhou 漳州[zhāng zhōu], Fujian

公平竞争
gōng píng jìng zhēng

fair competition

抚平
fǔ píng

to flatten

平缓
píng huǎn

level; almost flat; not strongly sloping

路见不平,拔刀相助
lù jiàn bù píng , bá dāo xiāng zhù

lit. to intervene when one sees an injustice (idiom)

心平气和
xīn píng qì hé

tranquil and even-tempered (idiom); calmly and without stress

北平
běi píng

Peiping or Beiping (name of Beijing at different periods, esp. 1928-1949)

押平声韵
yā píng shēng yùn

to restrict to even tone (i.e. final rhyming syllable must be classical first or second tone 平聲|平声)

平面波
píng miàn bō

a plane wave

广平县
guǎng píng xiàn

Guangping county in Handan 邯鄲|邯郸[hán dān], Hebei

平抚
píng fǔ

to calm

四平市
sì píng shì

Siping, prefecture-level city in Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China

连平县
lián píng xiàn

Lianping county in Heyuan 河源[hé yuán], Guangdong

平安道
píng ān dào

P'yong'ando Province of Joseon Korea, now divided into South Pyong'an Province 平安南道[píng ān nán dào] and North Pyong'an Province 平安北道[píng ān běi dào] of North Korea

平安夜
píng ān yè

Silent Night (Christmas carol)

松辽平原
sōng liáo píng yuán

Songliao Plain of northeast China including Songhua River 松花江 through the Liaoning Peninsula, also called the Northeast Plain 東北平原|东北平原[dōng běi píng yuán]

超平面
chāo píng miàn

hyperplane (math.)

平滑肌
píng huá jī

smooth muscle (anatomy)

平头
píng tóu

flattop

鸣不平
míng bù píng

to cry out against injustice

透平
tòu píng

turbine (loanword)

放平
fàng píng

to set level

平方反比律
píng fāng fǎn bǐ lǜ

inverse square law (physics)

和平鸽
hé píng gē

dove of peace

平谷县
píng gǔ xiàn

former Pinggu county, now Pinggu rural district in Beijing

平人
píng rén

ordinary person

平行
píng xíng

parallel

平地起家
píng dì qǐ jiā

to start from scratch (idiom)

平舆县
píng yú xiàn

Pingyu county in Zhumadian 駐馬店|驻马店[zhù mǎ diàn], Henan

平话
píng huà

storytelling dramatic art dating back to Song and Yuan periods, single narrator without music, often historical topics with commentary

习近平
xí jìn píng

Xi Jinping (1953-), PRC politician, General Secretary of the CCP from 2012, president of the PRC from 2013

打抱不平
dǎ bào bù píng

to come to the aid of sb suffering an injustice

太平门
tài píng mén

emergency exit

公平审判权
gōng píng shěn pàn quán

the right to a fair trial

安平
ān píng

Anping county in Hengshui 衡水[héng shuǐ], Hebei

平均值
píng jūn zhí

average value

原平
yuán píng

Yuanping, county-level city in Xinzhou 忻州[xīn zhōu], Shanxi

透平机
tòu píng jī

turbine

郎平
láng píng

Jenny Lang Ping (1960-), Chinese volleyball player, coach of USA women's national team since 2005

水平仪
shuǐ píng yí

level (device to determine horizontal)

环太平洋地震带
huán tài píng yáng dì zhèn dài

Ring of Fire (circum-Pacific seismic belt)

饶平县
ráo píng xiàn

Raoping county in Chaozhou 潮州[cháo zhōu], Guangdong

平生
píng shēng

all one's life

亚洲与太平洋地区
yà zhōu yǔ tài píng yáng dì qū

Asia-Pacific region

平辈
píng bèi

of the same generation

找平
zhǎo píng

to level (ground)

移动平均线
yí dòng píng jūn xiàn

moving average (in financial analysis)

平桥
píng qiáo

Pingqiao District of Xinyang City 信陽市|信阳市[xìn yáng shì], Henan

水平
shuǐ píng

level (of achievement etc)

平潭
píng tán

Pingtan county in Fuzhou 福州[fú zhōu], Fujian

亚平宁
yà píng nìng

Apennine (Mountains)

平衡棒
píng héng bàng

haltere (insect anatomy)

祖国和平统一委员会
zǔ guó hé píng tǒng yī wěi yuán huì

Committee for Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland (North Korean)

平安县
píng ān xiàn

Ping'an county in Haidong prefecture 海東地區|海东地区[hǎi dōng dì qū], Qinghai

平台即服务
píng tái jí fú wù

(computing) platform as a service (PaaS)

平毁
píng huǐ

to raze to the ground

平方英尺
píng fāng yīng chǐ

square foot (unit of area equal to 0.093 m²)

平声
píng shēng

level or even tone

一波未平,一波又起
yī bō wèi píng , yī bō yòu qǐ

many twists and turns to a story

阴平
yīn píng

high and level tone, the first tone of putonghua

平均值定理
píng jūn zhí dìng lǐ

the mean value theorem (in calculus)

富平
fù píng

Fuping County in Weinan 渭南[wèi nán], Shaanxi

平白
píng bái

for no reason

富平县
fù píng xiàn

Fuping County in Weinan 渭南[wèi nán], Shaanxi

遂平
suì píng

Suiping county in Zhumadian 駐馬店|驻马店[zhù mǎ diàn], Henan

桂平市
guì píng shì

Guiping, county-level city in Guigang 貴港|贵港[guì gǎng], Guangxi

永久和平
yǒng jiǔ hé píng

lasting peace

平安神宫
píng ān shén gōng

Heian Jingū or Heian Shrine, in Kyōto, Japan

平安北道
píng ān běi dào

North P'yong'an Province in west of North Korea, adjacent to Liaoning

安平区
ān píng qū

Anping district of Tainan City 臺南市|台南市[tái nán shì], Taiwan

漳平市
zhāng píng shì

Zhangping county in Longyan 龍岩|龙岩, Fujian

平整
píng zhěng

smooth

黎平县
lí píng xiàn

Liping county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州[qián dōng nán zhōu], Guizhou

太平绅士
tài píng shēn shì

Justice of the Peace (JP)

复平面
fù píng miàn

complex plane

平快车
píng kuài chē

local express

平地机
píng dì jī

land grader

生平
shēng píng

life (a person's whole life)

镇平
zhèn píng

Zhenping county in Nanyang 南陽|南阳[nán yáng], Henan

和平特使
hé píng tè shǐ

peace envoy

平方反比定律
píng fāng fǎn bǐ dìng lǜ

inverse-square law (physics)

平滑字
píng huá zì

sans serif (typography)

平权措施
píng quán cuò shī

affirmative action

昌平
chāng píng

Changping district of Beijing, formerly Changping county

平顶山
píng dǐng shān

Pingdingshan, prefecture-level city in Henan

平鲁区
píng lǔ qū

Pinglu district of Shuozhou city 朔州市[shuò zhōu shì], Shanxi

平武
píng wǔ

Pingwu county in Mianyang 綿陽|绵阳[mián yáng], north Sichuan

罗平县
luó píng xiàn

Luoping county in Qujing 曲靖[qǔ jìng], Yunnan

平川
píng chuān

Pingchuan district of Baiyin city 白銀市|白银市[bái yín shì], Gansu

平顺
píng shùn

Pingshun, county in Shanxi

汉语水平考试
hàn yǔ shuǐ píng kǎo shì

HSK (Chinese Proficiency Test)

平房区
píng fáng qū

Pingfang district of Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[hā ěr bīn] in Heilongjiang

林雪平
lín xuě píng

Linköping, city in southeast Sweden

平山区
píng shān qū

Pingshan district of Benxi city 本溪市, Liaoning

长平
cháng píng

Changping, place name in Gaoping County 高平縣|高平县, southern Shanxi, the scene of the great battle of 262-260 BC between Qin and Zhao

夷平
yí píng

to level

平塘
píng táng
阳平
yáng píng

evenly rising tone, the second tone of putonghua

西平
xī píng

Xiping county in Zhumadian 駐馬店|驻马店[zhù mǎ diàn], Henan

风平浪静
fēng píng làng jìng

lit. breeze is still, waves are quiet (idiom); tranquil environment

生活水平
shēng huó shuǐ píng

living standards

平月
píng yuè

February of a common year

平淡
píng dàn

flat

邓小平理论
dèng xiǎo píng lǐ lùn
平潭县
píng tán xiàn

Pingtan county in Fuzhou 福州[fú zhōu], Fujian

新平彝族傣族自治县
xīn píng yí zú dǎi zú zì zhì xiàn

Xinping Yi and Dai autonomous county in Yuxi 玉溪[yù xī], Yunnan

平稳
píng wěn

smooth

平昌
píng chāng

Pingchang county in Panzhihua 攀枝花[pān zhī huā], south Sichuan

平板车
píng bǎn chē

handcart

民族平等
mín zú píng děng

equality of ethnic groups

平均成本法
píng jūn chéng běn fǎ

(finance) dollar cost averaging

硬件平台
yìng jiàn píng tái

hardware platform

绿色和平
lǜ sè hé píng

Greenpeace (environmental network)

公平
gōng píng

fair

男女平等
nán nǚ píng děng

equality of the sexes

平时
píng shí

ordinarily

躺平
tǎng píng

to lie stretched out

日经平均
rì jīng píng jūn

Nikkei 225 stock market index

南平
nán píng

Nanping, prefecture-level city in Fujian

平心而论
píng xīn ér lùn

to be honest, ...

平湖市
píng hú shì

Pinghu, county-level city in Jiaxing 嘉興|嘉兴[jiā xīng], Zhejiang

亚洲太平洋地区
yà zhōu tài píng yáng dì qū

Asia-Pacific region

平衡态
píng héng tài

balance

一碗水端平
yī wǎn shuǐ duān píng

fig. to be impartial

铲平
chǎn píng

to flatten

索尔兹伯里平原
suǒ ěr zī bó lǐ píng yuán

Salisbury plain

平溪
píng xī

Pingxi or Pinghsi township in New Taipei City 新北市[xīn běi shì], Taiwan

平日
píng rì

ordinary day

昌平区
chāng píng qū

Changping district of Beijing, formerly Changping county

粉饰太平
fěn shì tài píng

to pretend that everything is going well

平阴县
píng yīn xiàn

Pingyin county in Jinan 濟南|济南[jǐ nán], Shandong

平川区
píng chuān qū

Pingchuan district of Baiyin city 白銀市|白银市[bái yín shì], Gansu

开平
kāi píng

Kaiping, county-level city in Jiangmen 江門|江门, Guangdong

平胸
píng xiōng

flat-chested

金平苗族瑶族傣族自治县
jīn píng miáo zú yáo zú dǎi zú zì zhì xiàn

Jinping Miao, Yao and Dai autonomous county in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture 紅河哈尼族彞族自治州|红河哈尼族彝族自治州[hóng hé hā ní zú yí zú zì zhì zhōu], Yunnan

和平谈判
hé píng tán pàn

peace negotiations

平泉
píng quán

Pingquan county in Chengde 承德[chéng dé], Hebei

水平尺
shuǐ píng chǐ

spirit level

战争与和平
zhàn zhēng yǔ hé píng

War and Peace by Tolstoy 托爾斯泰|托尔斯泰

平米
píng mǐ

square meter

平谷区
píng gǔ qū

Pinggu rural district of Beijing, formerly Pinggu county

世界和平
shì jiè hé píng

world peace

平替
píng tì

(neologism c. 2021) cheaper alternative; affordable alternative

永平
yǒng píng

Yongping county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州[dà lǐ bái zú zì zhì zhōu], Yunnan

水平轴
shuǐ píng zhóu

horizontal shaft

平视
píng shì

to look squarely at

平均数
píng jūn shù

mean (statistics)

水平尾翼
shuǐ píng wěi yì

(aviation) tailplane

不平等条约
bù píng děng tiáo yuē

(term coined c. 1920s) unequal treaty – a treaty between China and one or more aggressor nations (including Russia, Japan and various Western powers) which imposed humiliating conditions on China (in the 19th and early 20th centuries)

平民
píng mín

ordinary people

遂平县
suì píng xiàn

Suiping county in Zhumadian 駐馬店|驻马店[zhù mǎ diàn], Henan

平等
píng děng

equal

开平市
kāi píng shì

Kaiping, county-level city in Jiangmen 江門|江门, Guangdong

阿的平
ā dì píng

atabrine or quinacrine, used as antimalarial drug and antibiotic against intestinal parasite giardiasis

黄平
huáng píng

Huangping county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州[qián dōng nán zhōu], Guizhou

高平市
gāo píng shì

Gaoping, county-level city in Jincheng 晉城|晋城[jìn chéng], Shanxi

漳平
zhāng píng

Zhangping, county-level city in Longyan 龍岩|龙岩, Fujian

平面
píng miàn

plane (flat surface)

平年
píng nián

common year

太平洋联合铁路
tài píng yáng lián hé tiě lù

Union Pacific Railroad

凹凸不平
āo tū bù píng

uneven (surface)

平利县
píng lì xiàn

Pingli County in Ankang 安康[ān kāng], Shaanxi

平乐县
píng lè xiàn

Pingle county in Guilin 桂林[guì lín], Guangxi

平淡无奇
píng dàn wú qí

ordinary and mediocre (idiom); nothing to write home about

平度市
píng dù shì

Pingdu, county-level city in Qingdao 青島|青岛[qīng dǎo], Shandong

展平
zhǎn píng

to flatten out (paper, film, metal plates etc)

岁岁平安
suì suì píng ān

May you have peace year after year (New Year's greeting)

四平八稳
sì píng bā wěn

everything steady and stable (idiom); overcautious and unimaginary

平阴
píng yīn

Pingyin county in Jinan 濟南|济南[jǐ nán], Shandong

平壤
píng rǎng

Pyongyang, capital of North Korea

滦平
luán píng

Luanping county in Chengde 承德[chéng dé], Hebei

平房
píng fáng

Pingfang district of Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[hā ěr bīn] in Heilongjiang

顺平
shùn píng

Shunping county in Baoding 保定[bǎo dìng], Hebei

静力平衡
jìng lì píng héng

static equilibrium

牟平
mù píng

Muping district of Yantai city 煙台市|烟台市, Shandong

平果县
píng guǒ xiàn

Pingguo county in Baise 百色[bǎi sè], Guangxi

罗平
luó píng

Luoping county in Qujing 曲靖[qǔ jìng], Yunnan

平塘县
píng táng xiàn

Pingtang county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔南州[qián nán zhōu], Guizhou

夷为平地
yí wéi píng dì

to level

平坦
píng tǎn

level

平锅
píng guō

pan

天下太平
tiān xià tài píng

the whole world at peace (idiom); peace and prosperity

长平之战
cháng píng zhī zhàn

Battle of Changping of 260 BC, at which the Qin army 秦軍|秦军[qín jūn] encircled and annihilated a Zhao army of 400,000

两性平等
liǎng xìng píng děng

equality between the sexes

置信水平
zhì xìn shuǐ píng

confidence level (math.)

不稳平衡
bù wěn píng héng

unstable equilibrium

平起平坐
píng qǐ píng zuò

to be on an equal footing

高平县
gāo píng xiàn

Gaoping County in southern Shanxi

兴平
xīng píng

Xingping, county-level city in Xianyang 咸陽|咸阳[xián yáng], Shaanxi

平旦
píng dàn

(literary) daybreak

跨平台
kuà píng tái

cross-platform

铺平
pū píng

to spread out (material)

平山县
píng shān xiàn

Pingshan county in Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[shí jiā zhuāng], Hebei

延平区
yán píng qū

Yanping district of Nanping city 南平市[nán píng shì] Fujian

平型关大捷
píng xíng guān dà jié

Great Victory at Pingxing Pass, ambush of Japanese troops by Communist forces on September 25, 1937 at 平型關|平型关[píng xíng guān]

太平天国之乱
tài píng tiān guó zhī luàn

Taiping Rebellion (1850-1864), which ultimately failed but caused massive upheaval and weakened the Qing dynasty

平方成反比
píng fāng chéng fǎn bǐ

proportional to inverse square (physics)

不平衡
bù píng héng

disequilibrium

平江区
píng jiāng qū

Pingjiang district of Suzhou city 蘇州市|苏州市[sū zhōu shì], Jiangsu

平步青云
píng bù qīng yún

to rapidly go up in the world

平陆县
píng lù xiàn

Pinglu county in Yuncheng 運城|运城[yùn chéng], Shanxi

垫平
diàn píng

to level (surfaces)

平乡县
píng xiāng xiàn

Pingxiang county in Xingtai 邢台[xíng tái], Hebei

不平
bù píng

uneven

平方米
píng fāng mǐ

square meter

软件平台
ruǎn jiàn píng tái

software platform

平顶山市
píng dǐng shān shì

Pingdingshan, prefecture-level city in Henan

四海升平
sì hǎi shēng píng

(idiom) the whole world is at peace

四平
sì píng

Siping, prefecture-level city in Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China

平安
píng ān

safe and sound

太平洋周边
tài píng yáng zhōu biān

Pacific Rim

平面曲线
píng miàn qū xiàn

(math.) plane curve

武平
wǔ píng

Wuping, county-level city in Longyan 龍岩|龙岩, Fujian

不平常
bù píng cháng

remarkable

和平解决
hé píng jiě jué

peace settlement

平菇
píng gū

oyster mushroom

太平间
tài píng jiān

mortuary

太平御览
tài píng yù lǎn

Imperial Readings of the Taiping Era, general Song dynasty encyclopedia compiled during 977-983 under Li Fang 李昉[lǐ fǎng], 1000 scrolls

生平事迹
shēng píng shì jì

lifetime achievements

不平等
bù píng děng

inequality

建平县
jiàn píng xiàn

Jianping county in Chaoyang 朝陽|朝阳[cháo yáng], Liaoning

平纹
píng wén

plain weave

广平
guǎng píng

Guangping county in Handan 邯鄲|邯郸[hán dān], Hebei

国际和平基金会
guó jì hé píng jī jīn huì

international peace foundation

平等互利
píng děng hù lì

mutual benefit

东太平洋隆起
dōng tài píng yáng lóng qǐ

East Pacific Rise (a mid-oceanic ridge stretching from California to Antarctica)

平常日
píng cháng rì

weekday

平头百姓
píng tóu bǎi xìng

common people

平行公设
píng xíng gōng shè

the parallel postulate (geometry)

平畴
píng chóu

level farmland

金平
jīn píng

Jinping District of Shantou City 汕頭市|汕头市[shàn tóu shì], Guangdong

平天下
píng tiān xià

to pacify the country

平明
píng míng

(literary) dawn

缩微平片
suō wēi píng piàn

microfiche

平凡
píng fán

commonplace

平湖
píng hú

Pinghu, county-level city in Jiaxing 嘉興|嘉兴[jiā xīng], Zhejiang

阳平声
yáng píng shēng

evenly rising tone, the second tone of putonghua

西太平洋
xī tài píng yáng

the western Pacific Ocean

平抑
píng yì

to stabilize

平均律
píng jūn lǜ

equal temperament (music)

平仓
píng cāng

to close a position (finance)

康平
kāng píng

Kangping county in Shenyang 瀋陽|沈阳, Liaoning

扁平
biǎn píng

flat

平生不做亏心事,半夜敲门心不惊
píng shēng bù zuò kuī xīn shì , bàn yè qiāo mén xīn bù jīng

He who never wrongs others does not fear the knock in the night.

讨平
tǎo píng

to put down (an uprising)

平坝
píng bà

Pingba county in Anshun 安順|安顺[ān shùn], Guizhou

东太平洋
dōng tài píng yáng

east Pacific

海平面
hǎi píng miàn

sea level

抑郁不平
yì yù bù píng

in a state of depression (idiom)

平安里
píng ān lǐ

Ping'an Li (street name in Beijing)

昭平县
zhāo píng xiàn

Zhaoping county in Hezhou 賀州|贺州[hè zhōu], Guangxi

平顺县
píng shùn xiàn

Pingshun county, Shanxi

平定
píng dìng

Pingding county in Yangquan 陽泉|阳泉[yáng quán], Shanxi

和平
hé píng

Heping District of Shenyang city 瀋陽市|沈阳市[shěn yáng shì], Liaoning

梁平县
liáng píng xiàn

Liangping county in Wanzhou suburbs of north Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan

太平洋
tài píng yáng

Pacific Ocean

平时不烧香,临时抱佛脚
píng shí bù shāo xiāng , lín shí bào fó jiǎo

lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble

和平统一
hé píng tǒng yī

peaceful reunification

歌舞升平
gē wǔ shēng píng

lit. to celebrate peace with songs and dance (idiom)

平行六面体
píng xíng liù miàn tǐ

(math.) parallelepiped

平底
píng dǐ

flat bottomed

复数平面
fù shù píng miàn

(math.) complex plane; Argand plane

平印
píng yìn

lithography

平均收入
píng jūn shōu rù

average income

金平县
jīn píng xiàn

Jinping Miao, Yao and Dai autonomous county in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture 紅河哈尼族彞族自治州|红河哈尼族彝族自治州[hóng hé hā ní zú yí zú zì zhì zhōu], Yunnan

华北平原
huá běi píng yuán

North China Plain

不平则鸣
bù píng zé míng

where there is injustice, there will be an outcry

平利
píng lì

Pingli County in Ankang 安康[ān kāng], Shaanxi

高平
gāo píng

Gaoping, city in 山西[shān xī]

弄平
nòng píng

to flatten

延平
yán píng

Yanping district of Nanping city 南平市[nán píng shì] Fujian

平远县
píng yuǎn xiàn

Pingyuan county in Meizhou 梅州[méi zhōu], Guangdong

天平动
tiān píng dòng

(astronomy) libration

东平县
dōng píng xiàn

Dongping county in Tai'an 泰安[tài ān], Shandong

平乡
píng xiāng

Pingxiang county in Xingtai 邢台[xíng tái], Hebei

平罗
píng luó

Pingluo county in Shizuishan 石嘴山[shí zuǐ shān], Ningxia

坎坷不平
kǎn kě bù píng

potholed and bumpy road (idiom); fig. full of disappointment and dashed hopes

黄富平
huáng fù píng

pen name of Deng Xiaoping during his 1992 southern tour

阜平县
fù píng xiàn

Fuping county, Baoding, Hebei

平原
píng yuán

field

昭平
zhāo píng

Zhaoping county in Hezhou 賀州|贺州[hè zhōu], Guangxi

江平
jiāng píng

Jiang Ping (1920-), academic lawyer, writer on ethnicity and legal systems

太平市
tài píng shì

Taiping City in Taichung County 臺中縣|台中县[tái zhōng xiàn], Taiwan

平罗县
píng luó xiàn

Pingluo county in Shizuishan 石嘴山[shí zuǐ shān], Ningxia

和平共处
hé píng gòng chǔ

peaceful coexistence of nations, societies etc

抱打不平
bào dǎ bù píng

see 打抱不平[dǎ bào bù píng]

关中平原
guān zhōng píng yuán

Guanzhong Plain in Shaanxi

平行时空
píng xíng shí kōng

parallel universe

平地木
píng dì mù

(TCM) Japanese ardisia (Ardisia japonica)

和平条约
hé píng tiáo yuē

peace treaty

阴平声
yīn píng shēng

high and level tone, the first tone of putonghua

平定县
píng dìng xiàn

Pingding county in Yangquan 陽泉|阳泉[yáng quán], Shanxi

平南
píng nán

Pingnang county in Guigang 貴港|贵港[guì gǎng], Guangxi

环太平洋火山带
huán tài píng yáng huǒ shān dài

Ring of Fire (circum-Pacific seismic belt)

平易
píng yì

amiable (manner)

多平台
duō píng tái

multi-platform (computing)

平度
píng dù

Pingdu, county-level city in Qingdao 青島|青岛[qīng dǎo], Shandong

昼夜平分点
zhòu yè píng fēn diǎn

the equinox

金平区
jīn píng qū

Jinping District of Shantou City 汕頭市|汕头市[shàn tóu shì], Guangdong

承平
chéng píng

(periods of) peace and prosperity

平方根
píng fāng gēn

square root

平摊
píng tān

to spread out

平地
píng dì

to level the land

持平
chí píng

to stay level (of exchange rate, market share etc)

几何平均数
jǐ hé píng jūn shù

geometric mean

梁平
liáng píng

Liangping county in Wanzhou suburbs of north Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan

应用平台
yìng yòng píng tái

application platform (computing)

平安时代
píng ān shí dài

Heian period (794-1185), period of Japanese history

素昧平生
sù mèi píng shēng

to have never met sb before (idiom); entirely unacquainted

平凉地区
píng liáng dì qū

Pingliang prefecture in Gansu

平靖
píng jìng

to suppress rebellion and quell unrest

原平市
yuán píng shì

Yuanping, county-level city in Xinzhou 忻州[xīn zhōu], Shanxi

平邑
píng yì

Pingyi county in Linyi 臨沂|临沂[lín yí], Shandong

平衡木
píng héng mù

beam (gymnastics)

三江平原
sān jiāng píng yuán

Sanjiang or Three rivers plain in Heilongjiang, vast wetland watered by Heilongjiang 黑龍江|黑龙江[hēi lóng jiāng] or Amur, Songhua 松花江[sōng huā jiāng], Ussuri 烏蘇里江|乌苏里江[wū sū lǐ jiāng]

新平县
xīn píng xiàn

Xinping Yi and Dai autonomous county in Yuxi 玉溪[yù xī], Yunnan

抱不平
bào bù píng

to be outraged by an injustice

平庸之辈
píng yōng zhī bèi

a nobody

邹平县
zōu píng xiàn

Zouping county in Binzhou 濱州|滨州[bīn zhōu], Shandong

王平
wáng píng

Wang Ping (1962-2013), PRC crosstalk actor

十二平均律
shí èr píng jūn lǜ

equal temperament

开平区
kāi píng qū

Kaiping district of Tangshan city 唐山市[táng shān shì], Hebei

平江县
píng jiāng xiàn

Pingjiang county in Yueyang 岳陽|岳阳[yuè yáng], Hunan

学术水平
xué shù shuǐ píng

academic level

公平贸易
gōng píng mào yì

fair trade

持平之论
chí píng zhī lùn

fair argument

平分秋色
píng fēn qiū sè

to both share the limelight

平安无事
píng ān wú shì

safe and sound (idiom)

平价
píng jià

reasonably priced

网路平台
wǎng lù píng tái

network platform

平泉县
píng quán xiàn

Pingquan county in Chengde 承德[chéng dé], Hebei

平台
píng tái

platform

烫平
tàng píng

to press (clothes)

平权
píng quán

equal rights

平均剂量
píng jūn jì liàng

average dose

平身
píng shēn

You may rise.

永平县
yǒng píng xiàn

Yongping county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州[dà lǐ bái zú zì zhì zhōu], Yunnan

镇平县
zhèn píng xiàn

Zhenping county in Nanyang 南陽|南阳[nán yáng], Henan

总平面图
zǒng píng miàn tú

general layout

平桥区
píng qiáo qū

Pingqiao District of Xinyang city 信陽市|信阳市[xìn yáng shì], Henan

黄平县
huáng píng xiàn

Huangping county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州[qián dōng nán zhōu], Guizhou

钻井平台
zuān jǐng píng tái

(oil) drilling platform

万丈高楼平地起
wàn zhàng gāo lóu píng dì qǐ

towering buildings are built up from the ground (idiom)

普通话水平测试
pǔ tōng huà shuǐ píng cè shì

Putonghua Proficiency Test, an official test of spoken fluency in Standard Chinese for native speakers of Chinese languages, developed in the PRC in 1994

平远
píng yuǎn

Pingyuan county in Meizhou 梅州[méi zhōu], Guangdong

扳平
bān píng

to equalize

平假名
píng jiǎ míng

hiragana (Japanese script)

太平公主
tài píng gōng zhǔ

Princess Taiping (c. 665-713), Tang Dynasty princess, politically powerful and known for her beauty

平镇市
píng zhèn shì

Pingzhen or Pingchen city in Taoyuan county 桃園縣|桃园县[táo yuán xiàn], north Taiwan

和平乡
hé píng xiāng

Heping or Hoping Township in Taichung County 臺中縣|台中县[tái zhōng xiàn], Taiwan

晏平仲
yàn píng zhòng

another name for Yan Ying 晏嬰|晏婴[yàn yīng] or Yanzi 晏子[yàn zǐ] (-500 BC), famous statesman from Qi of the Warring States 齊國|齐国[qí guó]

平装本
píng zhuāng běn

paperback (book)

平行四边形
píng xíng sì biān xíng

parallelogram

生平简介
shēng píng jiǎn jiè

biographic sketch

哀平
āi píng

joint name for the Han dynasty emperors Aidi (reigned 7-1 BC) and Pingdi (reigned 1 BC - 6 AD)

热动平衡
rè dòng píng héng

thermodynamic equilibrium

平面图
píng miàn tú

a plan

安平县
ān píng xiàn

Anping county in Hengshui 衡水[héng shuǐ], Hebei

摆平
bǎi píng

to be fair

平均主义
píng jūn zhǔ yì

egalitarianism

平仄
píng zè

level and oblique tones (technical term for Classical Chinese rhythmic poetry)

日经平均指数
rì jīng píng jūn zhǐ shù

Nikkei 225 stock market index

太平洋战争
tài píng yáng zhàn zhēng

Pacific War between Japan and the US, 1941-1945

社会平等
shè huì píng děng

social equality

东欧平原
dōng ōu píng yuán

East European Plain

平直
píng zhí

smooth

平板
píng bǎn

slab

南平市
nán píng shì

Nanping, prefecture-level city in Fujian

平局
píng jú

a draw (in competition)

平移
píng yí

translation (geometry)

阜平
fù píng

see 阜平縣|阜平县[fù píng xiàn]

平阳
píng yáng

Pingyang county in Wenzhou 溫州|温州[wēn zhōu], Zhejiang

平交道
píng jiāo dào

level crossing

算术平均
suàn shù píng jūn

arithmetic mean (math.)

平坟
píng fén

to remove graves

聂卫平
niè wèi píng

Nie Weiping (1952-), professional Go player

乐平市
lè píng shì

Leping, county-level city in Jingdezhen 景德鎮|景德镇, Jiangxi

平常
píng cháng

ordinary

衡平
héng píng

to govern

平分
píng fēn

to divide evenly

平原县
píng yuán xiàn

Pingyuan county in Dezhou 德州[dé zhōu], Shandong

建平
jiàn píng

Jianping county in Chaoyang 朝陽|朝阳[cháo yáng], Liaoning

和平鸟
hé píng niǎo

(bird species of China) Asian fairy-bluebird (Irena puella)

太平广记
tài píng guǎng jì

Extensive records of the Taiping era (978), fictional history edited by Li Fang 李昉

平方
píng fāng

square (as in square foot, square mile, square root)

和平会谈
hé píng huì tán

peace talks

平板支撑
píng bǎn zhī chēng

plank (exercise)

滦平县
luán píng xiàn

Luanping county in Chengde 承德[chéng dé], Hebei

城镇化水平
chéng zhèn huà shuǐ píng

urbanization level (of a city or town)

顺平县
shùn píng xiàn

Shunping county in Baoding 保定[bǎo dìng], Hebei

平遥县
píng yáo xiàn

Pingyao county in Jinzhong 晉中|晋中[jìn zhōng], Shanxi

太平鸟
tài píng niǎo

(bird species of China) Bohemian waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)

相平面
xiàng píng miàn

phase plane (math., ordinary differential equations)

先进水平
xiān jìn shuǐ píng

advanced level

亚洲与太平洋
yà zhōu yǔ tài píng yáng

Asia-Pacific

平摆
píng bǎi

yawing (of a boat)

平宝盖
píng bǎo gài

name of \cover\ radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 14)