The Chinese word for plain is
平原
píng yuán
Chinese Definition
| plain | |
| 1. 名词. 平原 | |
| Components | |
| 平 | |
| 1. level; even; flat | |
| 平 放 (píng fàng) - to put horizontally | |
| 平原 (píngyuán) - plain | |
| 馬路 很 平。 (Mǎlù hěn píng.) - The road is very flat. | |
| 2. equal; fair | |
| 平分 (píngfēn) - to divide evenly | |
| 持平 (chípíng) - impartial | |
| Synonyms: 均 | |
| 3. equal | |
| 平輩 (píngbèi) - same generation | |
| 平起平坐 (píngqǐpíngzuò) - to be on an equal footing | |
| 平 了 世界 紀錄 (píng le shìjiè jìlù) - equalled a world record | |
| 雙方 打 成 五 平。 (Shuāngfāng dǎ chéng wǔ píng.) - They reached 5-5. | |
| 4. to level; to make level | |
| 5. calm; peaceful | |
| 太平 (tàipíng) - peaceful and tranquil | |
| 風平浪靜 (fēngpínglàngjìng) - to have no waves | |
| 心平氣和 (xīnpíngqìhé) - even-tempered and good-humoured | |
| Synonyms: 穩, 靜 | |
| 6. to calm down; to make peaceful; to quiet down | |
| 平 民憤 (píng mínfèn) - to assuage popular indignation | |
| 你 先 平 平 氣！ (Nǐ xiān píng píng qì!) - Just calm down a bit first! | |
| 7. to pacify | |
| 平叛 (píngpàn) - to suppress a rebellion | |
| 8. ordinary; common; mediocre; average | |
| 平日 (píngrì) - normal days | |
| 平凡 (píngfán) - ordinary | |
| 平民 (píngmín) - civilian | |
| Synonyms: 常, 庸 | |
| (ant, zh, 奇, 特) | |
| 9. (Chinese phonetics) level tone (one of the four tones in Middle Chinese) | |
| 平上shǎng去入 (píngshǎngqùrù) - the four tones of Middle Chinese: level, rising, departing and checked | |
| 陽平 (yángpíng) - light level tone | |
| 10. (Cantonese, Hakka) cheap; inexpensive | |
| 平peng4 機票piu3 - cheap air tickets | |
| 平peng4 啲 得 唔 得 呀？ - Can it be cheaper? | |
| 不如 平peng4 平peng4-2 地dei6-2 賣 畀 我 啦。 - What about selling it to me at a lower price? | |
| (ant, zh, 貴, tr=-) | |
| 11. (Min Nan, Hakka) the same | |
| 伊 佮 我 平 懸。 (i1 gah4 ua2 bên5 guin5.) - He is as tall as me., MN-T | |
| 12. (historical) Short for 北平 | |
| 平 津 戰役 (Píng Jīn zhànyì) - Pingjin campaign | |
| 13. Short for 平方米, square metre Used with numbers without classifiers. | |
| 14. , number 95 of the Baijiaxing | |
| 15. Alternative form of 辨 | |
| 16. (obsolete) to control prices | |
| 17. Variant of 抨 | |
| 原 | |
| 1. meadow; field; plain; prairie; tundra; wilderness | |
| 2. source; origin; beginning | |
| 3. Original form of 源 (fountainhead; source) | |
| 4. basic; fundamental | |
| 5. original; primary | |
| 6. originally; at the beginning | |
| 7. to originate; to arise | |
| 8. to trace the source; to probe into | |
| 9. (literary, or in compounds) to forgive; to pardon | |
| 原諒 - to forgive | |
| 原宥 - to forgive | |
| 原goân情chêng - to forgive, MN | |
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Translations for 原 and their definitions
| 平 | |
| 1. level; even; flat | |
| 平 放 (píng fàng) - to put horizontally | |
| 平原 (píngyuán) - plain | |
| 馬路 很 平。 (Mǎlù hěn píng.) - The road is very flat. | |
| 2. equal; fair | |
| 平分 (píngfēn) - to divide evenly | |
| 持平 (chípíng) - impartial | |
| Synonyms: 均 | |
| 3. equal | |
| 平輩 (píngbèi) - same generation | |
| 平起平坐 (píngqǐpíngzuò) - to be on an equal footing | |
| 平 了 世界 紀錄 (píng le shìjiè jìlù) - equalled a world record | |
| 雙方 打 成 五 平。 (Shuāngfāng dǎ chéng wǔ píng.) - They reached 5-5. | |
| 4. to level; to make level | |
| 5. calm; peaceful | |
| 太平 (tàipíng) - peaceful and tranquil | |
| 風平浪靜 (fēngpínglàngjìng) - to have no waves | |
| 心平氣和 (xīnpíngqìhé) - even-tempered and good-humoured | |
| Synonyms: 穩, 靜 | |
| 6. to calm down; to make peaceful; to quiet down | |
| 平 民憤 (píng mínfèn) - to assuage popular indignation | |
| 你 先 平 平 氣！ (Nǐ xiān píng píng qì!) - Just calm down a bit first! | |
| 7. to pacify | |
| 平叛 (píngpàn) - to suppress a rebellion | |
| 8. ordinary; common; mediocre; average | |
| 平日 (píngrì) - normal days | |
| 平凡 (píngfán) - ordinary | |
| 平民 (píngmín) - civilian | |
| Synonyms: 常, 庸 | |
| (ant, zh, 奇, 特) | |
| 9. (Chinese phonetics) level tone (one of the four tones in Middle Chinese) | |
| 平上shǎng去入 (píngshǎngqùrù) - the four tones of Middle Chinese: level, rising, departing and checked | |
| 陽平 (yángpíng) - light level tone | |
| 10. (Cantonese, Hakka) cheap; inexpensive | |
| 平peng4 機票piu3 - cheap air tickets | |
| 平peng4 啲 得 唔 得 呀？ - Can it be cheaper? | |
| 不如 平peng4 平peng4-2 地dei6-2 賣 畀 我 啦。 - What about selling it to me at a lower price? | |
| (ant, zh, 貴, tr=-) | |
| 11. (Min Nan, Hakka) the same | |
| 伊 佮 我 平 懸。 (i1 gah4 ua2 bên5 guin5.) - He is as tall as me., MN-T | |
| 12. (historical) Short for 北平 | |
| 平 津 戰役 (Píng Jīn zhànyì) - Pingjin campaign | |
| 13. Short for 平方米, square metre Used with numbers without classifiers. | |
| 14. , number 95 of the Baijiaxing | |
| 15. Alternative form of 辨 | |
| 16. (obsolete) to control prices | |
| 17. Variant of 抨 |
| 簡單 | |
| 1. adj. simple; uncomplicated; easy | |
| 簡單 碳水.化合物 - simple carbohydrate | |
| 簡單 易用 - simple and easy-to-use | |
| 這 道 題 太 簡單 了。 - This question is so easy. | |
| 2. adj. (chiefly in the negative) commonplace; ordinary | |
| 3. adj. sloppy; careless; skimpy; negligent; casual; oversimplified |
| 简单 | |
| 1. Simplified form of 簡單 |
| 平常 | |
| 1. adj. ordinary; common; usual; not rare; unexceptional | |
| 2. adj. (euphemistic) so-so; average | |
| 3. adv. ordinarily; usually; generally |
| 平原 | |
| 1. n. (geology) plain (large area of flat land with no trees) |
| 平野 | |
| 1. n. plain; flat open country | |
| 2. n. (name obor, zh, ja, 平野, xlit=Hirano, type=surname) |
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