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平和

pínghé

calm; gentle; mild

HSK 8 · Topic “Traits and Discipline”
A calm person sits beside a still pond
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Characters in this word

平 píng

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

和 hé

Strokes
8
Radical
口 — mouth
Made of
禾 cereal, grain, rice 口 mouth
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 面对尖锐质疑，他仍以平和的语气逐条回应。 Miànduì jiānruì zhìyí, tā réng yǐ pínghé de yǔqì zhútiáo huíyìng. Faced with sharp questioning, he still responded point by point in a calm tone.
  • 她性格平和，很少跟人吵架。 Tā xìnggé pínghé, hěn shǎo gēn rén chǎojià. She has a gentle temperament and rarely argues with anyone.
  • 老人用平和的语气劝孩子们别着急。 Lǎorén yòng pínghé de yǔqì quàn háizimen bié zháojí. The old man used a calm tone to tell the children not to worry.

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