平
息

To settle (a dispute) in Chinese: 平息 (píng xī)

píng xī

to settle (a dispute)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to settle (a dispute)
  2. 2to quieten down
  3. 3to suppress

Stroke order

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平
息

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ㄆㄧㄥˊ

píng

ㄆ/ pㄧ/ iㄥ/ engˊ/ second tone

ㄒㄧ

xī

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ i—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 警察很快平息了这场争斗。

    jǐng chá hěn kuài píng xī le zhè chǎng zhēng dòu。

    The police quickly put an end to this fight.

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Related words

平

píng

flat

休息

xiū xi

rest

水平

shuǐ píng

level (of achievement etc)

平时

píng shí

ordinarily

消息

xiāo xi

news

公平

gōng píng

fair

和平

hé píng

peace

利息

lì xī

interest (on a loan)

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

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