平原

píng yuán

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HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Noun Uncommon

Definitions

1. field
2. plain

Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 高原 gāo yuán 高原 gāo yuán plateau opposite of low-lying plain: plateau; highland: plateau

Related words

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• 草原 cǎo yuán 草原 cǎo yuán grassland grassland; often flat but not necessarily the same as a plain: grassland
• 盆地 pén dì 盆地 pén dì (geography) basin basin; contrasting flat terrain enclosed by mountains: (geography) basin

Synonyms

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• 平地 píng dì 平地 píng dì to level the land flat land; level ground: to level the land

Usage notes

Collocations

Commonly used with verbs like 坐落 (to be located) or 展开 (to stretch out), e.g., 平原展开在眼前 (the plain spreads out before your eyes).

Cultural notes

Major Chinese plains like 华北平原 (North China Plain) and 长江中下游平原 are central to agriculture and civilization, often appearing in literature to evoke vastness and fertility.

Example Sentences

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这片 平原 非常辽阔。

This plain is very vast.

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Words Containing 平原

• 三江平原 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]
• 平原县 平原县 píng yuán xiàn: Pingyuan county in Dezhou 德州[dé zhōu], Shandong
• 平原鹨 平原鹨 píng yuán liù: (bird species of China) tawny pipit (Anthus campestris)
• 东北平原 东北平原 dōng běi píng yuán: Northeast Plain, also called the Manchurian Plain
• 东欧平原 东欧平原 dōng ōu píng yuán: East European Plain
• 松辽平原 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]
• 冲积平原 冲积平原 chōng jī píng yuán: alluvial plain
• 索尔兹伯里平原 索尔兹伯里平原 suǒ ěr zī bó lǐ píng yuán: Salisbury plain
• 华北平原 华北平原 huá běi píng yuán: North China Plain
• 关中平原 关中平原 guān zhōng píng yuán: Guanzhong Plain in Shaanxi

Child Words of 平原

• 原 原 yuán: former
• 平 平 píng: flat