平等

píng děng

HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 6 Adjective Uncommon

Definitions

1. equal
2. equality

Word relationships

Antonyms

1 item

• 不平等 bù píng děng 不平等 bù píng děng inequality 直接反义词: inequality

Usage notes

Collocations

Commonly collocates with 权利 (rights), 机会 (opportunities), or 地位 (status). Example: 平等权利 (equal rights).

Common mistakes

Don't use 平等 for equal in a mathematical sense; use 等于 (děngyú). 平等 is for abstract equality between people or groups.

Words Containing 平等

• 不平等 不平等 bù píng děng: inequality
• 不平等条约 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)
• 两性平等 两性平等 liǎng xìng píng děng: equality between the sexes
• 平等主义 平等主义 píng děng zhǔ yì: egalitarianism
• 平等互利 平等互利 píng děng hù lì: mutual benefit
• 民族平等 民族平等 mín zú píng děng: equality of ethnic groups
• 男女平等 男女平等 nán nǚ píng děng: equality of the sexes
• 社会平等 社会平等 shè huì píng děng: social equality

Child Words of 平等

• 平 平 píng: flat
• 等 等 děng: class