The Chinese word for level is
水平仪
shuǐ píng yí
Chinese Definition
| level | |
| 1. 名词. 水准 | |
| Components | |
| 水 | |
| 1. water | |
| 請 給 我 一 杯 水，謝謝。 (Qǐng gěi wǒ yī bēi shuǐ, xièxiè.) - A glass of water, please. | |
| 喝水 - hēshuǐ - to drink water | |
| 冰水 - bīngshuǐ - iced water | |
| 冷水 - lěngshuǐ - cold water | |
| 凍水 - dung3 seoi2 - cold water, C | |
| 熱水 - rèshuǐ - hot water | |
| 開水 - kāishuǐ - boiled water | |
| 滾水 - gwan2 seoi2 - boiled water, C | |
| 水族館 - shuǐzúguǎn - aquarium | |
| 水彩 - shuǐcǎi - watercolour | |
| 水溫 - shuǐwēn - water temperature | |
| 雨水 - yǔshuǐ - rainwater | |
| 海水 - hǎishuǐ - seawater | |
| 飲用水 - yǐnyòngshuǐ - drinking water | |
| 礦泉水 - kuàngquánshuǐ - mineral water | |
| 蒸餾水 - zhēngliúshuǐ - distilled water | |
| 水閘 - shuǐzhá - sluice | |
| 水力發電 - shuǐlìfādiàn - hydroelectricity | |
| 碳水化合物 - tànshuǐhuàhéwù - carbohydrate | |
| 脫水 - tuōshuǐ - to dehydrate; dehydration | |
| 水中毒 - shuǐzhōngdú - water intoxication; water poisoning | |
| 雙氧水 - shuāngyǎngshuǐ, lit=water with two oxygen (atoms) - hydrogen peroxide | |
| 2. liquid; potion; juice | |
| 口水 - kǒushuǐ - saliva | |
| 汗水 - hànshuǐ - sweat | |
| 羊水 - yángshuǐ - amniotic fluid | |
| 香水 - xiāngshuǐ - perfume | |
| 眼藥水 - yǎnyàoshuǐ - eyedrop | |
| 3. (colloquial, mainly, Singapore, Malaysia) Synonym of 飲料 (beverage) | |
| 要 叫 什麼 水？ (Yào jiào shénme shuǐ?) - What beverage do you want to order? | |
| 欲 叫 什sím物 水？ (Beh kiò sím-mi̍h chúi?) - What beverage do you want to order?, MN | |
| 4. (archaic) river | |
| 漢水 - Hànshuǐ - the Han River | |
| 5. body of water | |
| 水路 - shuǐlù - waterway | |
| 三 面 環 水 (sān miàn huán shuǐ) - to be surrounded by (bodies of) water on three sides | |
| 6. flood | |
| 發水 - fāshuǐ - to flood | |
| 7. additional cost or income | |
| 8. (dialectal) rain | |
| 9. (Cantonese) money | |
| 磅水 - bong6 seoi2 - to pay, C | |
| 掠loek6-1水 - loek6-1 seoi2 - to obtain money dishonestly, C | |
| 10. (Cantonese) hundred dollars | |
| 三 嚿 水 - saam1 gau6 seoi2 - three hundred dollars, C | |
| 11. (Cantonese) source of revenue | |
| 12. (Cantonese) to fool; to deceive; to misguide | |
| 13. to swim | |
| 水性 - shuǐxìng - swimming ability | |
| 14. (colloquial) lacking substance or power; worthless | |
| 這裡 的 大學 太 水 了。 (Zhèlǐ de dàxué tài shuǐ le.) - The universities here are too weak. | |
| 15. Short for 划水, gloss=to shirk; to slack off | |
| 16. one of the five elements of Wu Xing (五行) | |
| 17. (colloquial) Classifier for the number of times clothing was washed. | |
| 18. Sui people | |
| 水書 - shuǐshū - Shuishu (the traditional writing system of the Sui people) | |
| 19. Variant of 媠 | |
| 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 | |
| 仪 | |
| 1. Simplified form of 儀 |
Translations for 仪 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 |
| 水平 | |
| 1. adj. (attributive) horizontal; level | |
| 2. n. standard; level; proficiency; quality; skill | |
| 一流 水平 - first-class standard | |
| 語言 水平 - language proficiency | |
| 服務 水平 - level of service | |
| 盈利 水平 - profitability | |
| 他 的 技術 水平 絕對 不 在 專家 之下。 - His technical skill is definitely not inferior to that of a specialist. | |
| 雖然 我 的 閱讀 水平 很 好，但是 跟 中國人 講話 有點 困難。 - Although my reading skills are very good, I have some difficulty conversing with Chinese people. | |
| 3. n. level (amount) | |
| 雄激素 水平 - androgen levels |
| 層次 | |
| 1. n. level; layer; stratification; stage; phase | |
| 2. n. administrative level | |
| 3. n. arrangement of ideas (in writing or speech) |
| 层 | |
| 1. Simplified form of 層 |
| 层次 | |
| 1. Simplified form of 層次 |
| 級別 | |
| 1. n. level; rank; grade; ranking |
| 级别 | |
| 1. Simplified form of 級別 |
| 水準 | |
| 1. n. water level | |
| 2. n. (specifically, surveying) level | |
| 3. n. level; standard |
| 級 | |
| 1. level; rank; grade; class | |
| 2. (education) grade; form | |
| 同 級 不 同 班 - to be in the same grade but different classes - | |
| 3. step | |
| 拾級而上 - to walk slowly up a flight of steps | |
| 4. (literary) beheaded head |
| 關 | |
| 1. to close; to shut | |
| 關 窗子zi - close the window - | |
| 他 在 聖誕節 時 關 了 店鋪pù。 - He shut up his shop at Christmas. | |
| (ant, zh, 開) | |
| 2. to lock up; to detain | |
| 那 囚犯 被 關 在 單人 牢房 內。 - The prisoner was locked in a cell. | |
| 3. to turn off; to switch off | |
| 關 電燈 - to switch the light off - | |
| 4. (literary) to go through; to pass | |
| 5. to concern; to implicate; to relate to | |
| 這 不 關 我 的 事。 - It does not concern me. | |
| 6. frontier pass; border control; checkpoint (controlled passage) | |
| 海關 - customs (literally, "maritime checkpoint") - | |
| 過關 - to break through a pass; to go through border control - | |
| 7. (video games) Short for 關卡, level | |
| 8. relation (family/contacts) | |
| 關 羽 - Guan Yu - (Chinese general of the state of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period) | |
| 9. (obsolete) Alternative form of 彎 (to draw a bow) |
| 级 | |
| 1. Simplified form of 級 |
| 水平尺 | |
| 1. n. level (tool) |
| 平衡 | |
| 1. n. balance; equilibrium | |
| 色彩 平衡 - colour balance | |
| 2. adj. balanced | |
| 3. v. to balance; to strike a balance; to keep in equilibrium |
| 关卡 | |
| 1. Simplified form of 關卡 |
| 層 | |
| 1. to pile up; to overlap | |
| 2. thing made of layers | |
| 3. layer; storey; floor; stratum | |
| 4. (Min Nan) |
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