平
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Levelheadedness in Chinese: 平常心 (píng cháng xīn)

píng cháng xīn

levelheadedness

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1levelheadedness
  2. 2calmness
  3. 3equanimity

Stroke order

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常
心

Zhuyin

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ㄆㄧㄥˊ

píng

ㄆ/ pㄧ/ iㄥ/ engˊ/ second tone

ㄔㄤˊ

cháng

ㄔ/ chㄤ/ angˊ/ second tone

ㄒㄧㄣ

xīn

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄣ/ en—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 遇到大事，也要保持一颗平常心。

    yù dào dà shì， yě yào bǎo chí yì kē píng cháng xīn。

    Even when big things happen, you should keep a level head.

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Related words

平

píng

flat

常

cháng

always

心

xīn

heart

非常

fēi cháng

very

担心

dān xīn

anxious

放心

fàng xīn

to feel relieved

关心

guān xīn

to be concerned about

经常

jīng cháng

frequently

水平

shuǐ píng

level (of achievement etc)

小心

xiǎo xīn

to be careful

粗心

cū xīn

careless

耐心

nài xīn

to be patient

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