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Gentle in Chinese: 平和 (píng hé)

píng hé

gentle

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1gentle
  2. 2mild
  3. 3moderate
  4. 4placid

Stroke order

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平
和

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ㄆㄧㄥˊ

píng

ㄆ/ pㄧ/ iㄥ/ engˊ/ second tone

ㄏㄜˊ

hé

ㄏ/ hㄜ/ eˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 他说话的语气很平和。

    tā shuō huà de yǔ qì hěn píng hé。

    The tone of his voice is very gentle and mild.

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Related words

和

hé

(joining two nouns) and

平

píng

flat

水平

shuǐ píng

level (of achievement etc)

暖和

nuǎn huo

warm

平时

píng shí

ordinarily

公平

gōng píng

fair

和平

hé píng

peace

平常

píng cháng

ordinary

平等

píng děng

equal

平方

píng fāng

square (as in square foot, square mile, square root)

平衡

píng héng

balance

平静

píng jìng

tranquil

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