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水平

shuǐ píng
HSK 2.0 Level 3 HSK 3.0 Level 3 Noun Common

Definitions

  1. 1. level (of achievement etc)
  2. 2. standard
  3. 3. horizontal

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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垂直
chuí zhí

perpendicular; vertical

表示方向时，‘水平’与‘垂直’相对

Register variants

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水准
shuǐ zhǔn

level (of achievement etc)

‘水准’多用于书面语，与‘水平’核心义相同

Related words

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程度
chéng dù

degree; level; extent

强调达到的层级，但更侧重深度或强度

Synonyms

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标准
biāo zhǔn

standard; norm; criterion

表示达到的基准或要求时，两者可互换

Usage notes

Collocations

常与‘提高’、‘降低’、‘生活’、‘文化’等词搭配，如‘提高生活水平’。

Common mistakes

‘水平’作为‘标准’讲时，不可用于指‘水平线’；‘水平线’是固定表达。

Example Sentences

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他的中文 水平 不亚于母语者。
His Chinese proficiency is no less than that of a native speaker.
他的汉语 水平 很高。
His Chinese level is very high.
他的汉语是中级 水平 。
His Chinese is at an intermediate level.
这两支队伍在赛场上的竞技 水平 都很高。
Both teams showed a high level of athletic competition on the field.
这个地区经济发展落后于全国平均 水平 。
The economic development of this region lags behind the national average.

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Words Containing 水平

先进水平
xiān jìn shuǐ píng

advanced level

城镇化水平
chéng zhèn huà shuǐ píng

urbanization level (of a city or town)

学术水平
xué shù shuǐ píng

academic level

文化水平
wén huà shuǐ píng

educational level

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

水平仪
shuǐ píng yí

level (device to determine horizontal)

水平尺
shuǐ píng chǐ

spirit level

水平尾翼
shuǐ píng wěi yì

(aviation) tailplane

水平轴
shuǐ píng zhóu

horizontal shaft

水平面
shuǐ píng miàn

horizontal plane

没水平
méi shuǐ píng

disgraceful

汉语水平考试
hàn yǔ shuǐ píng kǎo shì

HSK (Chinese Proficiency Test)

生活水平
shēng huó shuǐ píng

living standards

置信水平
zhì xìn shuǐ píng

confidence level (math.)

Child Words of 水平

平
píng

flat

水
shuǐ

water