坪 (píng): a plain, ping, unit of area equal to approx. 3.3058 square meters (used in Japan and Taiwan)
坪 (píng) is a Chinese character meaning “a plain.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 土 (semantic) and 平 (phonetic). It ranks #2577 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 坪 earth. Its radical form 土 (earth) appears in many related characters such as 在 (zài, to exist), 地 (dì, earth, ground), 场 (chǎng, field, place).
Definitions
- a plain
- ping, unit of area equal to approx. 3.3058 square meters (used in Japan and Taiwan)
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 草坪noun | cǎo píng | lawn |
| 停机坪noun | tíng jī píng | aircraft parking ground |
| 兰坪白族普米族自治县 | lán píng bái zú pǔ mǐ zú zì zhì xiàn | Lanping Bai and Pumi Autonomous County, in Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture 怒江傈僳族自治州[Nu4 jiang1 Li4 su4 zu2 Zi4 zhi... |
| 直升机坪noun | zhí shēng jī píng | helipad |
| 高坪区 | gāo píng qū | Gaoping, a district of Nanchong City 南充市, Sichuan |
| 坪山区 | píng shān qū | Pingshan, a district of Shenzhen City 深圳市, Guangdong |
| 草坪机 | cǎo píng jī | lawn mower |
| 尖草坪区 | jiān cǎo píng qū | Jiancaoping, a district of Taiyuan City 太原市, Shanxi |
| 高坪proper-noun | gāo píng | see 高坪區|高坪区 |
| 紫坪铺水库 | zǐ píng pū shuǐ kù | Zipingpu Dam, Sichuan |
| 华坪县 | huá píng xiàn | Huaping, a county in Lijiang City 麗江市|丽江市, Yunnan |
| 坪山proper-noun | píng shān | see 坪山區|坪山区 |
| 兰坪县 | lán píng xiàn | see 蘭坪白族普米族自治縣|兰坪白族普米族自治县 |
| 华坪proper-noun | huá píng | see 華坪縣|华坪县 |
| 延坪岛proper-noun | yán píng dǎo | Yeonpyeong island on Yellow Sea coast of Korea |
坪 appears in 28 compound words: 7 as the first character, 39 as the last, and 54 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 坪 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
坪生土长的他对这片土地充满感情。
píng shēng tǔ cháng de tā duì zhè piān tǔ dì chōng mǎn gǎn qíng .
Born and raised here, he feels a deep affection for this land.
...nus 新一级能效奈米空气清净机推荐,小坪数也能有干净好空气。
. . . n u s xīn yī jí néng xiào nài mǐ kōng qì qīng jìng jī tuī jiàn , xiǎo píng shǔ yě néng yǒu gān jìng hǎo kōng qì .
... NUS new energy efficiency nano air purifier is recommended, and even small square meters can have clean and good air.
凌晨2:34 新北坪林区规模4.0地震 最大震度汐止2级
líng chén 2 : 3 4 xīn běi píng lín qū guī mó 4 . 0 dì zhèn zuì dà zhèn dù 汐 zhǐ 2 jí
At 2:34 a.m., a magnitude 4.0 earthquake occurred in Pinglin District, New Taipei, with a maximum seismic intensity of Xizhi 2
珍惜生命|秀茂坪顺利邨45岁妇堕楼 昏迷送院抢救不治
zhēn xī shēng mìng xiù mào píng shùn lì 邨 4 5 suì fù duò lóu hūn mí sòng yuàn qiǎng jiù bù zhì
Cherish Life|A 45-year-old woman fell from a building in Shunli Estate of Sau Mau Ping and was sent to the hospital in a coma for rescue
秀茂坪顺利邨妇人堕楼亡 原因待查
xiù mào píng shùn lì 邨 fù rén duò lóu wáng yuán yīn dài chá
The cause of the death of a woman in Shunli Village, Sau Mau Ping, who fell from a building is to be investigated
妈妈叫我修剪草坪。
Māma jiào wǒ xiūjiǎn cǎopíng.
Mother told me to mow the lawn.
如果天气情况允许的话,我明天就去割草坪。
Rúguǒ tiānqì qíngkuàng yǔnxǔ dehuà, wǒ míngtiān jiù qù gēcǎo píng.
I'm going to mow the lawn tomorrow, weather permitting.
我修剪汤姆的草坪,没有向他收取任何费用。
Wǒ xiūjiǎn Tāngmǔ de cǎopíng, méiyǒu xiàng tā shōuqǔ rènhé fèiyòng.
I didn't charge Tom anything to mow his lawn.
「汤姆你今天会剪草坪吗?」「不能明天剪吗?我今天不想剪。」
「 Tāngmǔ nǐ jīntiān huì jiǎn cǎopíng ma?」「 bù néng míngtiān jiǎn ma? wǒ jīntiān bù xiǎng jiǎn.」
"Are you going to mow the lawn today, Tom?" "Can't I do it tomorrow? I don't feel like doing it today."
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 土 (earth) component
Frequently Asked Questions
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