摆 bǎi
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 罢 to cease, to finish, to stop, to quit
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
摆平
bǎipíng
to settle; to smooth over
Characters in this word
平 píng
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 广 — broad, vast, wide
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 他以为请几个人吃饭就能摆平投诉，没想到监管部门已经介入调查。 Tā yǐwéi qǐng jǐ gè rén chīfàn jiù néng bǎipíng tóusù, méi xiǎngdào jiānguǎn bùmén yǐjīng jièrù diàochá. He thought that inviting a few people to dinner would settle the complaint, but did not expect regulators to have already intervened.
- 经理出面几句话就摆平了两个部门的矛盾。 Jīnglǐ chūmiàn jǐ jù huà jiù bǎipíng le liǎng ge bùmén de máodùn. The manager stepped in and settled the conflict between the two departments with a few words.
- 这件麻烦事他一个人就摆平了，大家都很佩服。 Zhè jiàn máfan shì tā yí ge rén jiù bǎipíng le, dàjiā dōu hěn pèifú. He sorted out this troublesome matter all by himself, and everyone admires him for it.
Related words
- 摆 bǎi to arrange; to wave
- 摆动 bǎidòng to swing
- 摆脱 bǎituō to get rid of; to break free from
- 摆放 bǎifàng to put, to place
- 摆设 bǎishe decoration; furnishing; mere ornament
- 摇摆 yáobǎi to sway; to waver
- 公平 gōngpíng fair
- 平 píng flat; even
- 平安 píng'ān safe and well
- 平常 píngcháng ordinary; usual
- 平等 píngděng equal
- 平时 píngshí usually; in ordinary times