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平衡 meaning in English

pínghéng

balance; equilibrium

HSK 6adjective21 strokes

Meaning of 平衡

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

pínghéng
  1. balance
  2. equilibrium

How to use 平衡

平衡 works as an adjective, a noun, and a verb. It describes balance in diet, budgets, life, and power, and it often appears in 保持平衡 (keep balance) and 失去平衡 (lose balance). Example: 工作和生活要保持平衡。(Gōngzuò hé shēnghuó yào bǎochí pínghéng.) Work and life should stay in balance.

平 (píng) means flat or level, and 衡 (héng) is the beam of a weighing scale. When the scale beam sits flat and level, the two sides are in balance.

Common mistake: Learners often write 衡 as 横 (héng, horizontal) because the two share the same sound. 衡 has the 行 frame around its middle part, while 横 has the 木 radical on the left. Also keep the second syllable in the second tone: héng, not hěng.

平衡 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

他tā设shè法fǎ使shǐ收shōu支zhī平píng衡héng。
He managed to make both ends meet.
当dāng然rán，杂zá技jì演yǎn员yuán必bì须xū有yǒu完wán美měi的de平píng衡héng感gǎn。
Of course, an acrobat must have a perfect sense of balance.
他tā失shī去qù了le平píng衡héng，从cóng自zì行xíng车chē上shàng摔shuāi了le下xià来lái。
He lost his balance and fell off his bicycle.
在zài结jié冰bīng的de街jiē道dào上shàng我wǒ们men很hěn难nán保bǎo持chí平píng衡héng。
It is hard to keep our balance on icy streets.
我wǒ们men可kě以yǐ把bǎ间jiàn断duàn平píng衡héng理lǐ论lùn应yìng用yòng到dào语yǔ言yán上shàng。
We could apply the theory of punctuated equilibrium to languages.

Stroke order for each character

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平 píng · flat · 5 strokes

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衡 héng · to measure · 16 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 平衡.

公平gōngpíngfair; impartial
平常píngchángordinary; common
平时píngshíordinarily; in normal times
水平shuǐpínghorizontal; level; a standard; a level (of ability, development etc)
平安píng'ānsafe and sound; well
平等píngděngequal; equality
一路平安yīlù-píng'ānto have a pleasant journey; Bon voyage!
和平hépíngpeace; peaceful
平静píngjìngcalm; tranquil; serene
平均píngjūnaverage; on average; evenly; in equal proportions
平稳píngwěnsmooth; steady
平方píngfāngsquare (as in square foot, square mile, square root)

Questions about 平衡

What does 平衡 mean?

平衡 (pínghéng) means "balance; equilibrium" and is used as a adjective.

How do you write 平衡?

平衡 is made of 2 characters: 平 (5 strokes), 衡 (16 strokes). That is 21 strokes in total.

Is 平衡 an HSK word?

Yes. 平衡 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

Can 平衡 be used as a verb?

Yes. It can mean to balance or even out something, as in 平衡收支 (pínghéng shōuzhī, balance income and expenses). It is also common as a noun after verbs like 保持 or 打破.

What does 心理不平衡 mean?

心理不平衡 (xīnlǐ bù pínghéng) describes feeling resentful or that things are unfair, often because someone else got more. It is a very common everyday phrase, for example when a coworker gets a bigger bonus.

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