平湖
Píng hú
Pinyin

Definition

平湖
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Píng hú
  1. Pinghu county level city in Jiaxing 嘉興|嘉兴[Jiā xīng], Zhejiang

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

gōng píng
  1. 1 fair
  2. 2 impartial
Hé píng
  1. 1 Heping district of Shenyang city 瀋陽市|沈阳市, Liaoning
  2. 2 Hoping township in Taichung county 臺中縣|台中县[Tái zhōng xiàn], Taiwan
píng fán
  1. 1 commonplace
  2. 2 ordinary
  3. 3 mediocre
píng jūn
  1. 1 average
  2. 2 on average
  3. 3 evenly
  4. 4 in equal proportions
píng ān
  1. 1 safe and sound
  2. 2 well
  3. 3 without mishap
  4. 4 quiet and safe
  5. 5 at peace
píng shí
  1. 1 ordinarily
  2. 2 in normal times
  3. 3 in peacetime
píng dàn
  1. 1 flat
  2. 2 dull
  3. 3 ordinary
  4. 4 nothing special
píng tái
  1. 1 platform
  2. 2 terrace
  3. 3 flat-roofed building
píng héng
  1. 1 balance
  2. 2 equilibrium
píng jìng
  1. 1 tranquil
  2. 2 undisturbed
  3. 3 serene
shuǐ píng
  1. 1 level (of achievement etc)
  2. 2 standard
  3. 3 horizontal
jiāng hú
  1. 1 rivers and lakes
  2. 2 all corners of the country
  3. 3 remote areas to which hermits retreat
  4. 4 section of society operating independently of mainstream society, out of reach of the law
  5. 5 the milieu in which wuxia tales play out (cf. 武俠|武侠[wǔ xiá])
  6. 6 (in late imperial times) world of traveling merchants, itinerant doctors, fortune tellers etc
  7. 7 demimonde
  8. 8 (in modern times) triads
  9. 9 secret gangster societies
  10. 10 underworld
  1. 1 lake
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè],片[piàn]
Hú nán
  1. 1 Hunan province in south central China, abbr. 湘, capital Changsha 長沙|长沙[Cháng shā]
bù píng
  1. 1 uneven
  2. 2 injustice
  3. 3 unfairness
  4. 4 wrong
  5. 5 grievance
  6. 6 indignant
  7. 7 dissatisfied
Běi píng
  1. 1 Peiping or Beiping (name of Beijing at different periods, esp. 1928-1949)
Qiān dǎo Hú
  1. 1 Qiandao Lake in Zhejiang, aka Xin'an River Reservoir, created as part of a large hydroelectric project in 1959
Nán píng
  1. 1 Nanping prefecture level city in Fujian
Nán hú
  1. 1 Nanhu district of Jiaxing city 嘉興市|嘉兴市[Jiā xīng shì], Zhejiang
dì píng xiàn
  1. 1 horizon

Idioms (20)

一波未平,一波又起
yī bō wèi píng , yī bō yòu qǐ
  1. 1 before the first wave subsides, a new wave rises (idiom); a new problem arises before the old is solved
  2. 2 many twists and turns to a story
  3. 3 one thing after another
一碗水端平
yī wǎn shuǐ duān píng
  1. 1 lit. to hold a bowl of water level (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be impartial
一马平川
yī mǎ píng chuān
  1. 1 flat land one could gallop straight across (idiom); wide expanse of flat country
人在江湖,身不由己
rén zài jiāng hú , shēn bù yóu jǐ
  1. 1 you can't always do as you like
  2. 2 one has to compromise in this world (idiom)
四平八稳
sì píng bā wěn
  1. 1 everything steady and stable (idiom); overcautious and unimaginary
四海升平
sì hǎi shēng píng
  1. 1 lit. all four oceans are peaceful
  2. 2 worldwide peace (idiom)
坎坷不平
kǎn kě bù píng
  1. 1 potholed and bumpy road (idiom); fig. full of disappointment and dashed hopes
天下太平
tiān xià tài píng
  1. 1 the whole world at peace (idiom); peace and prosperity
太平盛世
tài píng shèng shì
  1. 1 peace and prosperity (idiom)
平地起家
píng dì qǐ jiā
  1. 1 to start from scratch (idiom)
平安无事
píng ān wú shì
  1. 1 safe and sound (idiom)
平易近人
píng yì jìn rén
  1. 1 amiable and approachable (idiom); easy-going
  2. 2 modest and unassuming
  3. 3 (of writing) plain and simple
  4. 4 easy to understand
平时不烧香,临时抱佛脚
píng shí bù shāo xiāng , lín shí bào fó jiǎo
  1. 1 lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble
  2. 2 doing things at the last minute
  3. 3 to make a hasty last-minute effort (often refers to cramming for exams)
平淡无奇
píng dàn wú qí
  1. 1 ordinary and mediocre (idiom); nothing to write home about
心平气和
xīn píng qì hé
  1. 1 tranquil and even-tempered (idiom); calmly and without stress
抑郁不平
yì yù bù píng
  1. 1 in a state of depression (idiom)
歌舞升平
gē wǔ shēng píng
  1. 1 lit. to celebrate peace with songs and dance (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to make a show of happiness and prosperity
湖光山色
hú guāng shān sè
  1. 1 scenic lakes and mountain (idiom); beautiful lake and mountain landscape
素昧平生
sù mèi píng shēng
  1. 1 to have never met sb before (idiom); entirely unacquainted
  2. 2 a complete stranger
  3. 3 not to know sb from Adam
万丈高楼平地起
wàn zhàng gāo lóu píng dì qǐ
  1. 1 towering buildings are built up from the ground (idiom)
  2. 2 great oaks from little acorns grow

Sample Sentences

网上说的的西湖十景是苏堤春晓、曲院风荷、平湖秋月、断桥残雪、柳浪闻莺、花港观鱼、雷峰夕照、双峰插云、南屏晚钟、三潭印月。听起来好有文化的样子啊。
wǎngshàng shuōde de xīhúshíjǐng shì sūtí chūnxiǎo 、qǔyuàn fēnghé 、pínghú qiūyuè 、duànqiáo cánxuě 、liǔlàng wényīng 、huāgǎng guānyú 、léifēng xīzhào 、shuāngfēng chāyún 、nánpíng wǎnzhōng 、sāntán yìnyuè 。tīng qǐlai hǎo yǒu wénhuà de yàngzi ā 。
On the internet it says the ten legendary scenes are 'Dawn on the Su Causeway in Spring', 'Lotuses in the Breeze at the Winery Garden', 'Autumn Moon over the Calm Lake', 'Lingering Snow at Broken Bridge', 'Orioles Singing amid the Billowing Willows', 'Observing Fish at Flower Pond', 'Leifeng Pagoda at Sunset', 'Twin Peaks Piercing the Clouds', 'Hearing the Temple's Evening Bell Below Nanping Mountain' and 'Three Pools Mirroring the Moon'. It sounds so cultural.
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