平 (ping4 peng4 | ping2) : peaceful; level

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平

ping4 peng4

ping2

[1] flat; level; even [2] peaceful; amity [3] equal; equality [4] [v] conquer; quell (a revolt); calm down [5] [v] control; regulate [6] [v] go back to normal after sharp rises (said of prices) [7] [v] make the same score; tie; draw (sports) [n] draw [8] [v] pacifiy; bring peace to [9] short for Peiping [10] a surname [11] [粵]: cheap

ping4, literary; peng4, colloquial

Stroke count: 5

Level: 1

Radical: 干 (#51)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

平

Don't confuse with:
乎

This word has been viewed 26902 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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公平 gung1 ping4 gong1 ping2 = fair, equitable

平安 ping4 on1 ping2 an1 = peace, peaceful; (placename) Ping On

和平 wo4 ping4 he2 ping2 = peace

平時 ping4 si4 ping2 shi2 = ordinarily; usually; usual; normal

平常 ping4 soeng4 ping2 chang2 = normal, usual

平凡 ping4 faan4 ping2 fan2 = ordinary

地平線 dei6 ping4 sin3 di4 ping2 xian4 = horizon

水平 seoi2 ping4 shui3 ping2 = level; standard; horizontal

出入平安 ceot1 jap6 ping4 on1 = (saying) (Chinese New Year greeting) "May you be safe wherever you go"

平民 ping4 man4 ping2 min2 = ordinary person
See all 276 compounds (CantoDict reports 302 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 14 examples containing 平

平時唔會講〝多過〞. 粵
Normally we won't say "多過".
[(This is actually referencing the sentence "今年學費貴過舊年").]

呢個價錢貴過平時嘅。粵
This price is higher than normal.

平嘢我唔會買! 粵
I don’t buy inferior stuff.

簽咭就平啲。粵
If you pay by card it'll be cheaper.

簽咭平過畀現金。粵
Paying by card is cheaper than using cash.
[Lit. sign card cheap than give cash]

有個叫平仔嘅學生起身粵
A student called Ping stood up.
[Lit. have [counter] call Ping-boy [possessive particle] student stand-up]

你啲頭髮平時咁撈攪，點解今晚梳頭粵 ?!
Your hair's normally so messy, why've you combed it this evening?

我平時做嘢好敷衍粵
I'm normally pretty apathetic about my work.
[You can also say 我平時做嘢做得好敷衍.]

這條路崎嶇不平國
The road was rough, not smooth

蘋果𠸎埋橙都好平粵
The apples and also the oranges are very inexpensive.

這條路凹凸不平，真難走！
This road is so uneven, it's so difficult to walk!

間酒店冇理由咁平格，話唔定啲房有鬼。粵
There is no reason why the rates for this hotel is so low. Maybe there are ghosts in the rooms.
[Final particle 格 is the affective version of 㗎.]

經濟衰退嘅成因係消費、投資及資產價格之間唔平衡。粵
Inequilibrium in expenditure, investment and the prices of assets and properties would cause an economic downturn.

呢個人罄竹難書，請佢食蓮子羹平宜咗佢粵
This man was responsible for many countless wrong doings. We let him off easy by putting a bullet in him.

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