平 ping⁴ {píng}

(adjective) 1. cheap; (of time) 2. regular (time)

平 ping⁴ {píng}

1. flat
2. level
3. equal
4. to tie (make the same score)
5. to draw (score)
6. calm
7. peaceful
8. see also 平聲

平 ping⁴ {Píng}

surname Ping

平沽 peng⁴ gu¹ {píng gū}

verb; sell it at a low/cheap price

平板 ping⁴ baan² {píng bǎn}

(noun) Flat screen

平角 ping⁴ gok³ {píng jiǎo}

Straight angle; angle with 180 degree

平衡 ping⁴ hang⁴ {píng héng}

to balance

平喉 ping⁴ hau⁴ {píng hóu}

tone of male voice in Cantonese opera

平權〔-权〕 ping⁴ kyun⁴ {píng quán}

Equal rights

平時〔-时〕 ping⁴ si⁴ {píng shí}

(noun) spare time

平添 ping⁴ tim¹ {píng tiān}

to add, increase naturally

平穩〔-稳〕 ping⁴ wan² {píng wěn}

(adjective) Stable

平治 ping⁴ zi⁶ {píng zhì}

Mercedes Benz

平價〔-价〕 peng⁴ gaa³ {píng jià}

1. cheap
2. cut-price
3. par value

平壩〔-坝〕 ping⁴ baa³ {Píng bà}

Pingba county in Anshun 安順, Guizhou

平白 ping⁴ baak⁶ {píng bái}

1. for no reason
2. gratuitously

平板 ping⁴ baan² {píng bǎn}

1. tablet
2. flat

平版 ping⁴ baan² {píng bǎn}

lithographic plate

平輩〔-辈〕 ping⁴ bui³ {píng bèi}

of the same generation

平叛 ping⁴ bun⁶ {píng pàn}

1. to put down a revolt
2. to pacify a rebellion

平疇〔-畴〕 ping⁴ cau⁴ {píng chóu}

1. level farmland
2. well-cultivated land

平昌 ping⁴ coeng¹ {Píng chāng}

Pingchang county in Panzhihua 攀枝花, south Sichuan

平川 ping⁴ cyun¹ {Píng chuān}

Pingchuan district of Baiyin city 白銀市, Gansu

平泉 ping⁴ cyun⁴ {Píng quán}

Pingquan county in Chengde 承德, Hebei

平旦 ping⁴ daan³ {píng dàn}

1. (literary) daybreak
2. dawn

平底 ping⁴ dai² {píng dǐ}

1. flat bottomed
2. low heeled

平等 ping⁴ dang² {píng děng}

1. equal
2. equality

平地 ping⁴ dei⁶ {píng dì}

1. to level the land
2. level ground
3. plain

平頂〔-顶〕 ping⁴ deng² {píng dǐng}

flat roof

平定 ping⁴ ding⁶ {píng dìng}

to pacify

平定 ping⁴ ding⁶ {Píng dìng}

Pingding county in Yangquan 陽泉, Shanxi

平度 ping⁴ dou⁶ {Píng dù}

Pingdu county level city in Qingdao 青島, Shandong

平反 ping⁴ faan² {píng fǎn}

political rehabilitation

平凡 ping⁴ faan⁴ {píng fán}

1. commonplace
2. ordinary
3. mediocre

平分 ping⁴ fan¹ {píng fēn}

1. to divide evenly
2. to bisect (geometry)
3. deuce (tennis)
4. tied score

平墳〔-坟〕 ping⁴ fan⁴ {píng fén}

1. to remove graves
2. tomb removal

平方 ping⁴ fong¹ {píng fāng}

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

平房 ping⁴ fong⁴ {píng fáng}

1. bungalow
2. single-story house

平房 ping⁴ fong⁴ {Píng fáng}

Pingfang district of Harbin 哈爾濱 in Heilongjiang

平撫〔-抚〕 ping⁴ fu² {píng fǔ}

1. to calm
2. to appease
3. to quieten

平復〔-复〕 ping⁴ fuk⁶ {píng fù}

1. to pacify
2. to calm down
3. to be cured
4. to be healed

平伏 ping⁴ fuk⁶ {píng fú}

1. to pacify
2. to calm
3. calm
4. quiet
5. to lie on one's belly

平減〔-减〕 ping⁴ gaam² {píng jiǎn}

1. to deflate
2. to decrease (number, esp. price)

平江 ping⁴ gong¹ {Píng jiāng}

1. Pingjiang district of Suzhou city 蘇州市, Jiangsu
2. Pingjiang county in Yueyang 岳陽, Hunan

平菇 ping⁴ gu¹ {píng gū}

oyster mushroom

平谷 ping⁴ guk¹ {Píng gǔ}

Pinggu rural district of Beijing, formerly Pinggu county

平局 ping⁴ guk⁶ {píng jú}

1. a draw (in competition)
2. a tie

平均 ping⁴ gwan¹ {píng jūn}

1. average
2. on average
3. evenly
4. in equal proportions

平果 ping⁴ gwo² {Píng guǒ}

Pingguo county in Baise 百色, Guangxi

平行 ping⁴ hang⁴ {píng xíng}

1. parallel
2. of equal rank
3. simultaneous

平衡 ping⁴ hang⁴ {píng héng}

1. balance
2. equilibrium

平鄉〔-乡〕 ping⁴ hoeng¹ {Píng xiāng}

Pingxiang county in Xingtai 邢台, Hebei

平胸 ping⁴ hung¹ {píng xiōng}

flat-chested

平陰〔-阴〕 ping⁴ jam¹ {Píng yīn}

Pingyin county in Ji'nan 濟南, Shandong

平印 ping⁴ jan³ {píng yìn}

1. lithography
2. abbr. for 平版印刷

平人 ping⁴ jan⁴ {píng rén}

1. ordinary person
2. common people

平邑 ping⁴ jap¹ {Píng yì}

Pingyi county in Linyi 臨沂, Shandong

平日 ping⁴ jat⁶ {píng rì}

1. ordinary day
2. everyday
3. ordinarily
4. usually

平移 ping⁴ ji⁴ {píng yí}

translation (geometry)

平抑 ping⁴ jik¹ {píng yì}

1. to stabilize
2. to keep (prices, vermin etc) under control

平易 ping⁴ jik⁶ {píng yì}

1. amiable (manner)
2. unassuming
3. written in plain language
4. easy to take in

平遙〔-遥〕 ping⁴ jiu⁴ {Píng yáo}

Pingyao county in Jinzhong 晉中, Shanxi

平陽〔-阳〕 ping⁴ joeng⁴ {Píng yáng}

Pingyang county in Wenzhou 溫州, Zhejiang

平壤 ping⁴ joeng⁶ {Píng rǎng}

Pyongyang, capital of North Korea

平庸 ping⁴ jung⁴ {píng yōng}

1. mediocre
2. indifferent
3. commonplace

平輿〔-舆〕 ping⁴ jyu⁴ {Píng yú}

Ping'yu county in Zhumadian 駐馬店, Henan

平原 ping⁴ jyun⁴ {píng yuán}

1. field
2. plain
3. CL: 個

平遠〔-远〕 ping⁴ jyun⁵ {Píng yuǎn}

Pingyuan county in Meizhou 梅州, Guangdong

平月 ping⁴ jyut⁶ {píng yuè}

February of a common year

平溪 ping⁴ kai¹ {Píng xī}

Pingxi or Pinghsi township in New Taipei City 新北市, Taiwan

平橋〔-桥〕 ping⁴ kiu⁴ {Píng qiáo}

Pingqiao District of Xinyang City 信陽市, Henan

平利 ping⁴ lei⁶ {Píng lì}

Pingli County in Ankang 安康, Shaanxi

平羅〔-罗〕 ping⁴ lo⁴ {Píng luó}

Pingluo county in Shizuishan 石嘴山, Ningxia

平涼〔-凉〕 ping⁴ loeng⁴ {Píng liáng}

Pingliang prefecture level city in Gansu

平樂〔-乐〕 ping⁴ lok⁶ {Píng lè}

Pingle county in Guilin 桂林, Guangxi

平魯〔-鲁〕 ping⁴ lou⁵ {Píng lǔ}

Pinglu district of Shuozhou city 朔州市, Shanxi

平陸〔-陆〕 ping⁴ luk⁶ {Píng lù}

Pinglu county in Yuncheng 運城, Shanxi

平米 ping⁴ mai⁵ {píng mǐ}

1. square meter
2. short for 平方米

平民 ping⁴ man⁴ {píng mín}

1. ordinary people
2. commoner
3. civilian

平面 ping⁴ min² {píng miàn}

1. plane (flat surface)
2. print media

平蕪〔-芜〕 ping⁴ mou⁴ {píng wú}

open grassland

平武 ping⁴ mou⁵ {Píng wǔ}

Pingwu county in Mianyang 綿陽, north Sichuan

平南 ping⁴ naam⁴ {Píng nán}

Pingnang county in Guigang 貴港, Guangxi

平年 ping⁴ nin⁴ {píng nián}

common year

平安 ping⁴ on¹ {píng ān}

1. safe and sound
2. well
3. without mishap
4. quiet and safe
5. at peace

平平 ping⁴ ping⁴ {píng píng}

1. average
2. mediocre

平淡 ping⁴ ping⁴ {píng dàn}

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

平山 ping⁴ saan¹ {Píng shān}

1. Pingshan county in Shijiazhuang 石家莊, Hebei
2. Pingshan district of Benxi city 本溪市, Liaoning

平身 ping⁴ san¹ {píng shēn}

1. (old) to stand up (after kowtowing)
2. You may rise.

平生 ping⁴ sang¹ {píng shēng}

all one's life

平實〔-实〕 ping⁴ sat⁶ {píng shí}

1. simple and unadorned
2. plain
3. (of land) level
4. even

平手 ping⁴ sau² {píng shǒu}

1. (sports) draw
2. tie

平信 ping⁴ seon³ {píng xìn}

ordinary mail (as opposed to air mail etc)

平順〔-顺〕 ping⁴ seon⁶ {Píng shùn}

Pingshun, county in Shanxi

平順〔-顺〕 ping⁴ seon⁶ {píng shùn}

1. smooth
2. smooth-going
3. plain sailing

平時〔-时〕 ping⁴ si⁴ {píng shí}

1. ordinarily
2. in normal times
3. in peacetime

平息 ping⁴ sik¹ {píng xī}

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

平聲〔-声〕 ping⁴ sing¹ {píng shēng}

1. level or even tone
2. first and second tones in modern Mandarin

平城 ping⁴ sing⁴ {Píng chéng}

Pyongsong (city in North Korea)

平成 ping⁴ sing⁴ {Píng chéng}

Heisei, reign name of Japanese Emperor Akihito, from 1989

平常 ping⁴ soeng⁴ {píng cháng}

1. ordinary
2. common
3. usually
4. ordinarily

平素 ping⁴ sou³ {píng sù}

1. usually
2. habitually
3. ordinarily
4. normally

平潭 ping⁴ taam⁴ {Píng tán}

Pingtan county in Fuzhou 福州, Fujian

平攤〔-摊〕 ping⁴ taan¹ {píng tān}

1. to spread out
2. (fig.) to share equally

平坦 ping⁴ taan² {píng tǎn}

1. level
2. even
3. smooth
4. flat

平頭〔-头〕 ping⁴ tau⁴ {píng tóu}

1. flattop
2. crew cut
3. common (people)

平臺〔-台〕 ping⁴ toi⁴ {píng tái}

1. platform
2. terrace
3. flat-roofed building

平塘 ping⁴ tong⁴ {Píng táng}

Pingtang county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔南州, Guizhou

平話〔-话〕 ping⁴ waa⁶ {píng huà}

storytelling dramatic art dating back to Song and Yuan periods, single narrator without music, often historical topics with commentary

平滑 ping⁴ waat⁶ {píng huá}

flat and smooth

平毀〔-毁〕 ping⁴ wai² {píng huǐ}

1. to level
2. to raise to the ground
3. to destroy

平穩〔-稳〕 ping⁴ wan² {píng wěn}

1. smooth
2. steady

平鍋〔-锅〕 ping⁴ wo¹ {píng guō}

pan

平和 ping⁴ wo⁴ {Píng hé}

Pinghe county in Zhangzhou 漳州, Fujian

平和 ping⁴ wo⁴ {píng hé}

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

平湖 ping⁴ wu⁴ {Píng hú}

Pinghu county level city in Jiaxing 嘉興, Zhejiang

平緩〔-缓〕 ping⁴ wun⁶ {píng huǎn}

1. level
2. almost flat
3. not strongly sloping
4. fig. moderate
5. mild-mannered
6. gentle

平仄 ping⁴ zak¹ {píng zè}

level and oblique tones (technical term for classical Chinese rhythmic poetry)

平鎮〔-镇〕 ping⁴ zan³ {Píng zhèn}

Pingzhen or Pingchen city in Taoyuan county 桃園縣, north Taiwan

平直 ping⁴ zik⁶ {píng zhí}

1. smooth
2. level

平整 ping⁴ zing² {píng zhěng}

1. smooth
2. level
3. to level off
4. to flatten (remove bumps)

平靜〔-静〕 ping⁴ zing⁶ {píng jìng}

1. tranquil
2. undisturbed
3. serene

平靖 ping⁴ zing⁶ {píng jìng}

1. to suppress rebellion and quell unrest
2. to bring calm and order to
3. calm and peaceful
4. tranquil

平裝〔-装〕 ping⁴ zong¹ {píng zhuāng}

1. paperback
2. paper-cover

平到笑 peng⁴ dou³ siu³ {píng dào xiào}

the price is very cheap

平靚正〔-靓-〕 peng⁴ leng³ zeng³ {píng jìng zhèng}

Bang for the buck; something cheap, good quality and fulfill my needs

平底鑊〔--镬〕 ping⁴ dai² wok⁶ {píng dǐ huò}

a flat wok (a flat frying pan)

平方呎〔--尺〕 ping⁴ fong¹ cek³ {píng fāng chǐ}

Sq.ft.

平方數〔--数〕 ping⁴ fong¹ sou³ {píng fāng shù}

Square number

平面鏡〔--镜〕 ping⁴ min² geng³ {píng miàn jìng}

Plane mirror; lat mirror

平安包 ping⁴ on¹ baau¹ {píng ān bāo}

Ping on bun, a type of traditional Cantonese food in Hong Kong

平頭裝〔-头装〕 ping⁴ tau⁴ zong¹ {píng tóu zhuāng}

Flattop

平壩縣〔-坝县〕 ping⁴ baa³ jyun⁶ {Píng bà xiàn}

Pingba county in Anshun 安順, Guizhou

平寶蓋〔-宝盖〕 ping⁴ bou² goi³ {píng bǎo gài}

1. name of "cover" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 14)
2. see also 冖

平埔族 ping⁴ bou³ zuk⁶ {Píng pǔ zú}

1. Pingpu or Pepo indigenous people
2. ethnic group (Taiwan), "plain tribes"

平昌縣〔--县〕 ping⁴ coeng¹ jyun⁶ {Píng chāng xiàn}

Pingchang county in Panzhihua 攀枝花, south Sichuan

平川區〔--区〕 ping⁴ cyun¹ keoi¹ {Píng chuān qū}

Pingchuan district of Baiyin city 白銀市, Gansu

平泉縣〔--县〕 ping⁴ cyun⁴ jyun⁶ {Píng quán xiàn}

Pingquan county in Chengde 承德, Hebei

平底鍋〔--锅〕 ping⁴ dai² wo¹ {píng dǐ guō}

frying pan

平地機〔--机〕 ping⁴ dei⁶ gei¹ {píng dì jī}

1. land grader
2. road grader

平頂山〔-顶-〕 ping⁴ deng² saan¹ {Píng dǐng shān}

Pingdingshan prefecture level city in Henan

平定縣〔--县〕 ping⁴ ding⁶ jyun⁶ {Píng dìng xiàn}

Pingding county in Yangquan 陽泉, Shanxi

平度市 ping⁴ dou⁶ si⁵ {Píng dù Shì}

Pingdu county level city in Qingdao 青島, Shandong

平快車〔--车〕 ping⁴ faai³ ce¹ {píng kuài chē}

local express

平方根 ping⁴ fong¹ gan¹ {píng fāng gēn}

square root

平方米 ping⁴ fong¹ mai⁵ {píng fāng mǐ}

square meter

平房區〔--区〕 ping⁴ fong⁴ keoi¹ {Píng fáng qū}

Pingfang district of Harbin 哈爾濱 in Heilongjiang

平假名 ping⁴ gaa² ming⁴ {píng jiǎ míng}

hiragana (Japanese script)

平交道 ping⁴ gaau¹ dou⁶ {píng jiāo dào}

level crossing

平江縣〔--县〕 ping⁴ gong¹ jyun⁶ {Píng jiāng xiàn}

Pingjiang county in Yueyang 岳陽, Hunan

平江區〔--区〕 ping⁴ gong¹ keoi¹ {Píng jiāng qū}

Pingjiang district of Suzhou city 蘇州市, Jiangsu

平谷縣〔--县〕 ping⁴ guk¹ jyun⁶ {Píng gǔ xiàn}

former Pinggu county, now Pinggu rural district in Beijing,

平谷區〔--区〕 ping⁴ guk¹ keoi¹ {Píng gǔ qū}

Pinggu rural district of Beijing, formerly Pinggu county

平均律 ping⁴ gwan¹ leot⁶ {píng jūn lǜ}

equal temperament (music)

平均數〔--数〕 ping⁴ gwan¹ sou³ {píng jūn shù}

mean (statistics)

平均值 ping⁴ gwan¹ zik⁶ {píng jūn zhí}

average value

平果縣〔--县〕 ping⁴ gwo² jyun⁶ {Píng guǒ xiàn}

Pingguo county in Baise 百色, Guangxi

平衡木 ping⁴ hang⁴ muk⁶ {píng héng mù}

1. beam (gymnastics)
2. balance beam

平衡棒 ping⁴ hang⁴ paang⁵ {píng héng bàng}

haltere (insect anatomy)

平行線〔--线〕 ping⁴ hang⁴ sin³ {píng xíng xiàn}

parallel lines

平衡態〔--态〕 ping⁴ hang⁴ taai³ {píng héng tài}

1. balance
2. (state of) equilibrium

平鄉縣〔-乡县〕 ping⁴ hoeng¹ jyun⁶ {Píng xiāng xiàn}

Pingxiang county in Xingtai 邢台, Hebei

平陰縣〔-阴县〕 ping⁴ jam¹ jyun⁶ {Píng yīn xiàn}

Pingyin county in Ji'nan 濟南, Shandong

平邑縣〔--县〕 ping⁴ jap¹ jyun⁶ {Píng yì xiàn}

Pingyi county in Linyi 臨沂, Shandong

平型關〔--关〕 ping⁴ jing⁴ gwaan¹ {Píng xíng guān}

Pingxing pass on the Great Wall near Datong, famous for victory over the Japanese in Sep 1937

平遙縣〔-遥县〕 ping⁴ jiu⁴ jyun⁶ {Píng yáo xiàn}

Pingyao county in Jinzhong 晉中, Shanxi

平陽縣〔-阳县〕 ping⁴ joeng⁴ jyun⁶ {Píng yáng xiàn}

Pingyang county in Wenzhou 溫州, Zhejiang

平壤市 ping⁴ joeng⁶ si⁵ {Píng rǎng shì}

Pyongyang, capital of North Korea

平輿縣〔-舆县〕 ping⁴ jyu⁴ jyun⁶ {Píng yú xiàn}

Ping'yu county in Zhumadian 駐馬店, Henan

平原縣〔--县〕 ping⁴ jyun⁴ jyun⁶ {Píng yuán xiàn}

Pingyuan county in Dezhou 德州, Shandong

平原鷚〔--鹨〕 ping⁴ jyun⁴ lau⁶ {píng yuán liù}

(Chinese bird species) tawny pipit (Anthus campestris)

平遠縣〔-远县〕 ping⁴ jyun⁵ jyun⁶ {Píng yuǎn xiàn}

Pingyuan county in Meizhou 梅州, Guangdong

平溪鄉〔--乡〕 ping⁴ kai¹ hoeng¹ {Píng xī xiāng}

Pingxi or Pinghsi township in New Taipei City 新北市, Taiwan

平橋區〔-桥区〕 ping⁴ kiu⁴ keoi¹ {Píng qiáo Qū}

Pingqiao District of Xinyang city 信陽市, Henan

平流層〔--层〕 ping⁴ lau⁴ cang⁴ {píng liú céng}

stratosphere

平利縣〔--县〕 ping⁴ lei⁶ jyun⁶ {Píng lì Xiàn}

Pingli County in Ankang 安康, Shaanxi

平羅縣〔-罗县〕 ping⁴ lo⁴ jyun⁶ {Píng luó xiàn}

Pingluo county in Shizuishan 石嘴山, Ningxia

平涼市〔-凉-〕 ping⁴ loeng⁴ si⁵ {Píng liáng shì}

Pingliang prefecture level city in Gansu

平樂縣〔-乐县〕 ping⁴ lok⁶ jyun⁶ {Píng lè xiàn}

Pingle county in Guilin 桂林, Guangxi

平魯區〔-鲁区〕 ping⁴ lou⁵ keoi¹ {Píng lǔ qū}

Pinglu district of Shuozhou city 朔州市, Shanxi

平陸縣〔-陆县〕 ping⁴ luk⁶ jyun⁶ {Píng lù xiàn}

Pinglu county in Yuncheng 運城, Shanxi

平面波 ping⁴ min⁶ bo¹ {píng miàn bō}

a plane wave

平面角 ping⁴ min⁶ gok³ {píng miàn jiǎo}

plane angle

平面圖〔--图〕 ping⁴ min⁶ tou⁴ {píng miàn tú}

1. a plan
2. a planar graph
3. a plane figure

平武縣〔--县〕 ping⁴ mou⁵ jyun⁶ {Píng wǔ xiàn}

Pingwu county in Mianyang 綿陽, north Sichuan

平南縣〔--县〕 ping⁴ naam⁴ jyun⁶ {Píng nán xiàn}

Pingnang county in Guigang 貴港, Guangxi

平安道 ping⁴ on¹ dou⁶ {Píng ān dào}

P'yong'ando Province of Joseon Korea, now divided into South Pyong'an Province 平安南道 and North Pyong'an Province 平安北道 of North Korea

平安夜 ping⁴ on¹ je⁶ {Píng ān Yè}

1. Silent Night (Christmas carol)
2. Christmas Eve

平安縣〔--县〕 ping⁴ on¹ jyun⁶ {Píng ān xiàn}

Ping'an county in Haidong prefecture 海東地區, Qinghai

平安里 ping⁴ on¹ lei⁵ {Píng ān lǐ}

Ping'an Li (street name in Beijing)

平山縣〔--县〕 ping⁴ saan¹ jyun⁶ {Píng shān xiàn}

Pingshan county in Shijiazhuang 石家莊, Hebei

平山區〔--区〕 ping⁴ saan¹ keoi¹ {Píng shān qū}

Pingshan district of Benxi city 本溪市, Liaoning

平順縣〔-顺县〕 ping⁴ seon⁶ jyun⁶ {Píng shùn xiàn}

Pingshun county, Shanxi

平舌音 ping⁴ sit³ jam¹ {píng shé yīn}

1. alveolar
2. consonants z, c, s produced with the tip of the tongue on the alveolar ridge

平常日 ping⁴ soeng⁴ jat⁶ {píng cháng rì}

weekday

平潭縣〔--县〕 ping⁴ taam⁴ jyun⁶ {Píng tán xiàn}

Pingtan county in Fuzhou 福州, Fujian

平天下 ping⁴ tin¹ haa⁶ {píng tiān xià}

to pacify the country

平塘縣〔--县〕 ping⁴ tong⁴ jyun⁶ {Píng táng xiàn}

Pingtang county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔南州, Guizhou

平滑肌 ping⁴ waat⁶ gei¹ {píng huá jī}

1. smooth muscle (anatomy)
2. non-striated muscle

平滑字 ping⁴ waat⁶ zi⁶ {píng huá zì}

sans serif (typography)

平和縣〔--县〕 ping⁴ wo⁴ jyun⁶ {Píng hé xiàn}

Pinghe county in Zhangzhou 漳州, Fujian

平湖市 ping⁴ wu⁴ si⁵ {Píng hú shì}

Pinghu county level city in Jiaxing 嘉興, Zhejiang

平鎮市〔-镇-〕 ping⁴ zan³ si⁵ {Píng zhèn shì}

Pingzhen or Pingchen city in Taoyuan county 桃園縣, north Taiwan

平裝本〔-装-〕 ping⁴ zong¹ bun² {píng zhuāng běn}

paperback (book)

平板玻璃 ping⁴ baan² bo¹ lei¹ {píng bǎn bō li}

Plate glass; sheet glass; flat glass

平等互惠 ping⁴ dang² wu⁶ wai⁶ {píng děng hù huì}

Reciprocal favored treatment; equality and mutual benefit; equality and reciprocity

平方英里 ping⁴ fong¹ jing¹ lei⁵ {píng fāng yīng lǐ}

Square miles

平均速度 ping⁴ gwan¹ cuk¹ dou⁶ {píng jūn sù dù}

Average speed

平面設計〔--设计〕 ping⁴ min² cit³ gai³ {pián miàn shè jì}

Graphic design

平平安安 ping⁴ ping⁴ on¹ on¹ {píng píng ān ān}

Safe and sound

平心而論〔---论〕 ping⁴ sam¹ ji⁴ leon⁶ {píng xīn ér lùn}

discussing based on being fair and objective

平心靜氣〔--静气〕 ping⁴ sam¹ zing⁶ hei³ {píng xīn jìng qì}

adl; peaceful and calm

平白無故〔--无-〕 ping⁴ baak⁶ mou⁴ gu³ {píng bái wú gù}

without good cause

平板電腦〔--电脑〕 ping⁴ baan² din⁶ nou⁵ {píng bǎn diàn nǎo}

1. tablet computer (iPad, Android devices etc)
2. CL: 臺

平板手機〔---机〕 ping⁴ baan² sau² gei¹ {píng bǎn shǒu jī}

phablet (hybrid between a smart phone and a tablet)

平步青雲〔---云〕 ping⁴ bou⁶ cing¹ wan⁴ {píng bù qīng yún}

1. to rapidly go up in the world
2. meteoric rise (of a career, social position etc)

平淡無奇〔--无-〕 ping⁴ daam⁶ mou⁴ kei⁴ {píng dàn wú qí}

ordinary and mediocre (idiom); nothing to write home about

平等互利 ping⁴ dang² wu⁶ lei⁶ {píng děng hù lì}

1. mutual benefit
2. to share profits equitably

平等主義〔---义〕 ping⁴ dang² zyu² ji⁶ {píng děng zhǔ yì}

equalism

平地起家 ping⁴ dei⁶ hei² gaa¹ {píng dì qǐ jiā}

to start from scratch (idiom)

平頂山市〔-顶--〕 ping⁴ deng² saan¹ si⁵ {Píng dǐng shān shì}

Pingdingshan prefecture level city in Henan

平分秋色 ping⁴ fan¹ cau¹ sik¹ {píng fēn qiū sè}

1. to both share the limelight
2. to both have an equal share of

平方千米 ping⁴ fong¹ cin¹ mai⁵ {píng fāng qiān mǐ}

square kilometer

平方公里 ping⁴ fong¹ gung¹ lei⁵ {píng fāng gōng lǐ}

square kilometer

平方英尺 ping⁴ fong¹ jing¹ cek³ {píng fāng yīng chǐ}

square foot (unit of area equal to 0.093 m²)

平均氣溫〔--气温〕 ping⁴ gwan¹ hei³ wan¹ {píng jūn qì wēn}

average temperature

平均收入 ping⁴ gwan¹ sau¹ jap⁶ {píng jūn shōu rù}

average income

平均壽命〔--寿-〕 ping⁴ gwan¹ sau⁶ ming⁶ {píng jūn shòu mìng}

life expectancy

平均劑量〔--剂-〕 ping⁴ gwan¹ zai¹ loeng⁶ {píng jūn jì liàng}

average dose

平均指數〔---数〕 ping⁴ gwan¹ zi² sou³ {píng jūn zhǐ shù}

average index (e.g. Dow Jones or Nikkei index)

平均主義〔---义〕 ping⁴ gwan¹ zyu² ji⁶ {píng jūn zhǔ yì}

egalitarianism

平行公設〔---设〕 ping⁴ hang⁴ gung¹ cit³ {píng xíng gōng shè}

1. the parallel postulate (geometry)
2. Euclid's fifth postulate

平起平坐 ping⁴ hei² ping⁴ co⁵ {píng qǐ píng zuò}

to be on an equal footing

平易近人 ping⁴ ji⁶ gan⁶ jan⁴ {píng yì jìn rén}

1. amiable and approachable (idiom); easy-going
2. modest and unassuming
3. (of writing) plain and simple
4. easy to understand

平庸之輩〔---辈〕 ping⁴ jung⁴ zi¹ bui³ {píng yōng zhī bèi}

1. a nobody
2. a nonentity

平涼地區〔-凉-区〕 ping⁴ loeng⁴ dei⁶ keoi¹ {Píng liáng dì qū}

Pingliang prefecture in Gansu

平面幾何〔--几-〕 ping⁴ min⁶ gei² ho⁴ {píng miàn jǐ hé}

plane geometry

平面曲線〔---线〕 ping⁴ min⁶ kuk¹ sin³ {píng miàn qū xiàn}

(math.) plane curve

平安北道 ping⁴ on¹ bak¹ dou⁶ {Píng ān běi dào}

North P'yong'an Province in west of North Korea, adjacent to Liaoning

平安無事〔--无-〕 ping⁴ on¹ mou⁴ si⁶ {píng ān wú shì}

safe and sound (idiom)

平安南道 ping⁴ on¹ naam⁴ dou⁶ {Píng ān nán dào}

South P'yong'an Province in west of North Korea

平安神宮〔---宫〕 ping⁴ on¹ san⁴ gung¹ {Píng ān Shén gōng}

Heian Jingū or Heian Shrine, in Kyōto, Japan

平安時代〔--时-〕 ping⁴ on¹ si⁴ doi⁶ {Píng ān Shí dài}

Heian Period (794-1192), period of Japanese history ruled by Kyoto imperial court

平平常常 ping⁴ ping⁴ soeng⁴ soeng⁴ {píng píng cháng cháng}

1. nothing out of the ordinary
2. unglamorous

平頭百姓〔-头--〕 ping⁴ tau⁴ baak³ sing³ {píng tóu bǎi xìng}

common people

平津戰役〔--战-〕 ping⁴ zeon¹ zin³ jik⁶ {Píng jīn Zhàn yì}

Pingjin Campaign (Nov 1948-Jan 1949), one of the three major campaigns by the People's Liberation Army near the end of the Chinese Civil War

平地一聲雷〔---声-〕 ping⁴ dei⁶ jat¹ sing¹ leoi⁴ {píng dì yī shēng léi}

a sudden rise in social status or popularity; major changes occurring suddenly

平地起風波〔---风-〕 ping⁴ dei⁶ hei² fung¹ bo¹ {píng dì qǐ fēng bō}

1. trouble appearing from nowhere
2. unforeseen situation

平方反比律 ping⁴ fong¹ faan² bei² leot⁶ {píng fāng fǎn bǐ lǜ}

inverse square law (physics)

平方成反比 ping⁴ fong¹ sing⁴ faan² bei² {píng fāng chéng fǎn bǐ}

proportional to inverse square (physics)

平均值定理 ping⁴ gwan¹ zik⁶ ding⁶ lei⁵ {píng jūn zhí dìng lǐ}

the mean value theorem (in calculus)

平行四邊形〔---边-〕 ping⁴ hang⁴ sei³ bin¹ jing⁴ {píng xíng sì biān xíng}

parallelogram

平型關大捷〔--关--〕 ping⁴ jing⁴ gwaan¹ daai⁶ zit³ {Píng xíng guān dà jié}

victory of Pingxingguan pass, famous victory of Republican Chinese forces over the Japanese in Sep 1937

平方反比定律 ping⁴ fong¹ faan² bei² ding⁶ leot⁶ {píng fāng fǎn bì dìng lǜ}

the inverse square law (in gravitation or electrostatics)

平等機會委員會〔--机会-员会〕 ping⁴ dang² gei¹ wui⁶ wai² jyun⁴ wui² {píng děng jī huì wěi yuán huì}

Equal Opportunities Commission

平等的法律地位 ping⁴ dang² dik¹ faat³ leot⁶ dei⁶ wai⁶ {píng děng de fǎ lǜ dì wèi}

equal legal status (law)

平時不燒香，臨時抱佛腳〔-时-烧--临时--脚〕 ping⁴ si⁴ bat¹ siu¹ hoeng¹ ，lam⁴ si⁴ pou⁵ fat⁶ goek³ {píng shí bù shāo xiāng , lín shí bào fó jiǎo}

1. lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble
2. doing things at the last minute
3. to make a hasty last-minute effort (often refers to cramming for exams)

平生不做虧心事，半夜敲門心不驚〔----亏------门--惊〕 ping⁴ sang¹ bat¹ zou⁶ kwai¹ sam¹ si⁶ ，bun³ je⁶ haau¹ mun⁴ sam¹ bat¹ geng¹ {píng shēng bù zuò kuī xīn shì , bàn yè qiāo mén xīn bù jīng}

1. He who never wrongs others does not fear the knock in the night.
2. Rest with a clear conscience.