平原
Old HSK 6
平原 (píngyuán) · plain
平原 (píngyuán) means “plain; flatland”. It is written with 2 characters: 平 (flat) + 原 (source). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 平原 is built
The characters
平 píng · flat
What 平 is made of
- 干gàn — dry (gān)
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
Origin hint: A leveling scale (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
原 yuán · source
What 原 is made of
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- 泉quán — spring
Origin hint: 厂 gives the meaning, 泉 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这里是一片广阔的平原。Zhè lǐ shì yí piàn guǎngkuò de píngyuán.This is a vast plain.
平原上种着大片的小麦。Píngyuán shàng zhòng zhe dàpiàn de xiǎomài.Large fields of wheat are grown on the plain.
Questions about 平原
What does 平原 mean?
平原 (píngyuán) means “plain; flatland”.
How do you pronounce 平原?
平原 is pronounced píngyuán.
Which HSK level is 平原?
平原 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 公平gōngpíngfair
- 平安píng'ānsafe
- 平常píngchángusually
- 平等píngděngequal
- 平时píngshíusually
- 水平shuǐpínglevel
- 一路平安yīlù píng'ānhave a safe trip
- 和平hépíngpeace
- 平方píngfāngsquare (meter etc.)
- 平静píngjìngcalm
Learn 平原 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 138: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.