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HSK
equal / equality
HSK 2
fair / impartial
HSK 2
horizontal; level / a standard; a level (of ability, development etc)
HSK 2
to have a pleasant journey / Bon voyage!
HSK 2
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *平* | 平* | *平
flat / level / equal / to tie (make the same score) / to draw (score) / calm / peaceful / abbr. for 平聲|平声
HSK 2
peace / peaceful
HSK 3
ordinarily / in normal times / in peacetime
HSK 2
safe and sound / well / without mishap / quiet and safe / at peace
HSK 2
level / even / smooth / flat
HSK 5
balance / equilibrium
HSK 6
square (as in square foot, square mile, square root)
HSK 4
field / plain / CL: 個|个
HSK 5
ordinary / common / usually / ordinarily
HSK 2
average; on average / evenly; in equal proportions
HSK 4
smooth; steady
HSK 4
tranquil / undisturbed / serene
HSK 4
commonplace / ordinary / mediocre
HSK 6
uneven / injustice / unfairness / wrong / grievance / indignant / dissatisfied
HSK 7-9
balance / (state of) equilibrium
platform / terrace / flat-roofed building
HSK 6
square meter
HSK 6
parallel universe
mutual benefit / to share profits equitably
Xi Jinping (1953–), PRC politician, General Secretary of the CCP from 2012, president of the PRC from 2013
levelheadedness / calmness / equanimity
HSK 7-9
mortuary / morgue
North China Plain
break-even point
inequality / unfairness
pacifism
Pingyao county in Jinzhong 晉中|晋中, Shanxi
disequilibrium
to flatten out (paper, film, metal plates etc)
(bird species of China) Pacific loon (Gavia pacifica)
Yongping county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州, Yunnan
ordinary people; commoner (contrasted with the privileged) / civilian (contrasted with the military)
HSK 7-9
frying pan
peaceful coexistence of nations, societies etc
HSK 7-9
plane (flat surface) / print media
HSK 7-9
War and Peace by Tolstoy 托爾斯泰|托尔斯泰
(of wind etc) to subside; to die down / to quell; to smooth over (a dispute etc) / to suppress (a rebellion etc)
HSK 7-9
Pingxi or Pinghsi township in New Taipei City 新北市, Taiwan
Pinglu district of Shuozhou city 朔州市, Shanxi
(term coined c. 1920s) unequal treaty – a treaty between China and one or more aggressor nations (including Russia, Japan and various Western powers) which imposed humiliating conditions on China (in the 19th and early 20th centuries)
average income
phablet (hybrid between a smart phone and a tablet) / CL:
reasonably priced / inexpensive / to keep prices down / (currency exchange) parity
HSK 7-9
Pingliang, prefecture-level city in Gansu Province 甘肅省|甘肃省
fair dealing
amiable and approachable (idiom); easygoing / modest and unassuming / (of writing) plain and simple / easy to understand
to feel indignant / to feel aggrieved
HSK (Chinese Proficiency Test)
multi-platform (computing)
fair trade
gentle / mild / moderate / placid
HSK 7-9
Silent Night (Christmas carol) / Christmas Eve
simple and unadorned / plain / (of land) level / even
ordinary day / everyday / ordinarily / usually
HSK 7-9
Guiping, a county-level city in Guigang City 貴港市|贵港市, Guangxi
hiragana (Japanese script)
Sanjiang or Three rivers plain in Heilongjiang, vast wetland watered by Heilongjiang 黑龍江|黑龙江 or Amur, Songhua 松花江, Ussuri 烏蘇里江|乌苏里江
equality between the sexes
fair competition
horizon
graphic design
fish brings heat, meat brings phlegm, vegetables and tofu keep you healthy
egalitarianism
weighted average
peaceful reunification
to rapidly go up in the world / meteoric rise (of a career, social position etc)
alluvial plain
lit. to never burn incense when all's well, but clutch Buddha's feet in a crisis (proverb) / fig. to neglect preparation until the last moment, then act in panic
peace and security
HSK 7-9
peace and prosperity (idiom)
to be fair / to be impartial / to settle (a matter etc)
HSK 7-9
to stay level (of exchange rate, market share etc) / fair / unbiased
inverse square law (physics)
all one's life
towering buildings are built up from the ground (idiom) / great oaks from little acorns grow
mediocre / indifferent / commonplace
Heping or Peace district (of many towns) / Heping district of Tianjin municipality 天津市 / Heping district of Shenyang city 瀋陽市|沈阳市, Liaoning
Putonghua Proficiency Test, an official test of spoken fluency in Standard Chinese for native speakers of Chinese languages, developed in the PRC in 1994
safe and sound (idiom)
parallel (in a spatial or geometric sense, or figuratively) / on an equal footing; on the same level / simultaneous; concurrent
to flatten; to smooth down; to unwrinkle / (fig.) to soothe (emotional wounds); to heal (scars)
scales (to weigh things)
HSK 7-9
mean (statistics)
to level / to raze to the ground
equal rights
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *平* | 平* | *平
surname Ping
nothing out of the ordinary / unglamorous
tablet computer / CL:
Pingshun, county in Shanxi
smooth / smooth-going / plain sailing
Northeast Plain, also called the Manchurian Plain
to lie stretched out / (neologism c. 2021) to opt out of the rat race
to level the land / level ground / plain
parallelogram
self-balancing scooter / balance bike

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