Component |
Pinyin |
Meanings |
平 |
píng |
1. level; even; flat |
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平 放 (píng fàng) - to put horizontally |
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平原 (píngyuán) - plain |
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馬路 很 平。 (Mǎlù hěn píng.) - The road is very flat. |
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2. equal; fair |
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平分 (píngfēn) - to divide evenly |
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持平 (chípíng) - impartial |
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Synonyms: 均 |
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3. equal |
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平輩 (píngbèi) - same generation |
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平起平坐 (píngqǐpíngzuò) - to be on an equal footing |
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平 了 世界 紀錄 (píng le shìjiè jìlù) - equalled a world record |
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雙方 打 成 五 平。 (Shuāngfāng dǎ chéng wǔ píng.) - They reached 5-5. |
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4. to level; to make level |
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5. calm; peaceful |
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太平 (tàipíng) - peaceful and tranquil |
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風平浪靜 (fēngpínglàngjìng) - to have no waves |
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心平氣和 (xīnpíngqìhé) - even-tempered and good-humoured |
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Synonyms: 穩, 靜 |
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6. to calm down; to make peaceful; to quiet down |
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平 民憤 (píng mínfèn) - to assuage popular indignation |
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你 先 平 平 氣! (Nǐ xiān píng píng qì!) - Just calm down a bit first! |
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7. to pacify |
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平叛 (píngpàn) - to suppress a rebellion |
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8. ordinary; common; mediocre; average |
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平日 (píngrì) - normal days |
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平凡 (píngfán) - ordinary |
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平民 (píngmín) - civilian |
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Synonyms: 常, 庸 |
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Antonyms: 奇, 特 |
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9. (Chinese phonetics) level tone (one of the four tones in Middle Chinese) |
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平上shǎng去入 (píngshǎngqùrù) - the four tones of Middle Chinese: level, rising, departing and checked |
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陽平 (yángpíng) - light level tone |
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10. (Cantonese, Hakka) cheap; inexpensive |
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平peng4 機票piu3 - cheap air tickets |
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平peng4 啲 得 唔 得 呀? - Can it be cheaper? |
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不如 平peng4 平peng4-2 地dei6-2 賣 畀 我 啦。 - What about selling it to me at a lower price? |
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Antonyms: 貴, tr=- |
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11. (Min Nan, Hakka) the same |
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伊 佮 我 平 懸。 (i1 gah4 ua2 bên5 guin5.) - He is as tall as me., MN-T |
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12. (historical) Short for 北平 |
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平 津 戰役 (Píng Jīn zhànyì) - Pingjin campaign |
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13. Short for 平方米, square metre Used with numbers without classifiers. |
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14. , number 95 of the Baijiaxing |
pián |
15. Alternative form of 辨 |
bìng |
16. (obsolete) to control prices |
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17. Variant of 抨 |
底 |
dǐ |
1. bottom; underneath; underside | |
2. ground; background |
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3. ins and outs; actual situation |
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4. master copy |
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5. end (of a year or month) |
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六月 底 - end of June - |
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6. remnants; remains; leftovers |
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7. (Min Nan) inside |
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糜 底 - in the congee, MN-T - |
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8. (mathematics) base (of triangle, logarithm, etc.) |
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9. (Cantonese) staple food as the base of a meal |
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伊麵 底 - e-fu noodles as the base (e.g., for lobster) - |
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加底 - to add rice in a meal - |
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10. (Hong Kong Cantonese) tendency in one's personality; leaning |
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燥底 - having a bad temper - |
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紅底 - having pro-CCP leanings - |
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Mem1底 - having a masochistic side - |
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11. (Hong Kong Cantonese) criminal record |
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佢 個 底 花 嗮 - His criminal record is all dirty and messy. |
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12. (Cantonese) underpants |
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紅底 - red underpants - |
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露lou6底 - to expose one's underpants - |
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13. Short for 底細 |
de |
14. (Min) which; what |
锅 |
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1. Simplified form of 鍋 |