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不平

bùpíng

uneven; injustice; indignant

A teacup slides on a tilted table with one short leg
Memory picture

Characters in this word

不 bù

Strokes
4
Radical
一 — one
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

平 píng

Strokes
5
Radical
广 — broad, vast, wide
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing

Example phrases

  • 看到弱势群体长期被排除在福利之外,他心里很不平。 Kàn dào ruòshì qúntǐ chángqī bèi páichú zài fúlì zhī wài, tā xīnli hěn bùpíng. Seeing vulnerable groups long excluded from benefits, he felt deeply indignant.
  • 这条小路很不平,骑车要小心。 Zhè tiáo xiǎolù hěn bùpíng, qí chē yào xiǎoxīn. This small road is very uneven, so be careful when cycling.
  • 同事得了奖金,他却什么也没有,心里愤愤不平。 Tóngshì dé le jiǎngjīn, tā què shénme yě méiyǒu, xīnli fènfèn bùpíng. His colleague got a bonus but he got nothing, and he felt very indignant.

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