Today’s word of the day is 平 (píng) which means ‘flat’. Let’s practice by making different words, phrases, and sentences with 平 (píng).
平常 (píngcháng) Common
The first word is 平常 (píngcháng) which means common. A way of using it in a sentence is 这种情况在我们的日常生活中很平常。(Zhè zhǒng qíngkuàng zài wǒmen de rìcháng shēnghuó zhōng hěn píngcháng.) This kind of situation is quite common in our daily life.
平安 (píng'ān) Safe
Another word we can create with 平 (píng) is 平安 (píng'ān). This means ‘safe’. Let’s again look at each character of this word, 平 means flat, and 安 means peace. A way of using it in a sentence is 他们昨天平安抵达这里。(Tāmen zuótiān píng'ān dǐdá zhèlǐ.) They arrived here safely yesterday.
平衡 (pínghéng) Balance
Finally, we can create the word 平衡 (pínghéng) which means balance. A way of using it in a sentence is 保持工作和生活的平衡是很重要的。(Bǎochí gōngzuò hé shēnghuó de pínghéng shì hěn zhòngyào de.) Maintaining a balance between work and life is very important.