平
淡

Flat in Chinese: 平淡 (píng dàn)

píng dàn

flat

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1flat
  2. 2dull
  3. 3ordinary
  4. 4nothing special

Stroke order

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平
淡

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ㄆㄧㄥˊ

píng

ㄆ/ pㄧ/ iㄥ/ engˊ/ second tone

ㄉㄢˋ

dàn

ㄉ/ dㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 他的生活平淡，却很幸福。

    tā de shēng huó píng dàn， què hěn xìng fú。

    His life is plain and ordinary, yet very happy.

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Related words

淡

dàn

insipid

平

píng

flat

水平

shuǐ píng

level (of achievement etc)

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

平均

píng jūn

average

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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