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平庸 (píng yōng) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

平庸 (píng yōng) is a Chinese word: mediocre. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 平庸

形 xíng adjective

mediocre

我不想过平庸的生活。

wǒ bù xiǎng guò píng yōng de shēng huó

I don't want to live a mediocre life.

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Word breakdown

平 píng — ordinary, common, level

Words with this character (32)
  • 1 平时 píng shí — usually HSK 3
    • 平 ordinary, normal (describing regular conditions)
    • 时 time, times (temporal period)
    Example

    他平时很忙，周末才有时间休息。

    tā píng shí hěn máng zhōu mò cái yǒu shí jiān xiū xi

    He's usually very busy, only has time to rest on weekends.

  • 2 水平 shuǐ píng — level HSK 3
    • 水 water (representing the naturally flat surface of water)
    • 平 flat, level, even (reinforcing the concept of levelness)
    Example

    他的汉语水平很高。

    tā de hàn yǔ shuǐ píng hěn gāo

    His Chinese level is very high.

  • 3 平常 píng cháng — ordinary HSK 4
    • 平 level, even
    • 常 usual, regular
    Example

    他过着平常的生活。

    tā guò zhe píng cháng de shēng huó

    He lives an ordinary life.

  • 4 公平 gōng píng — fair HSK 5
    • 公 impartial, public-minded
    • 平 equal, balanced
    Example

    老师对每个学生都很公平。

    lǎo shī duì měi gè xué shēng dōu hěn gōng píng

    The teacher is fair to every student.

  • 5 平台 píng tái — platform HSK 5
    • 平 flat, level (surface)
    • 台 platform, raised structure
    Example

    这个平台提供了很多学习资源。

    zhè ge píng tái tí gōng le hěn duō xué xí zī yuán

    This platform provides many learning resources.

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庸 yōng — mediocre, commonplace

Words with this character (2)
  • 1 中庸 zhōng yōng — the Doctrine of the Mean HSK 7
    • 中 middle, center (representing balance)
    • 庸 constant, normal (representing the unchanging principle)
    Example

    做事要讲究中庸，不要走极端。

    zuò shì yào jiǎng jiù zhōng yōng bù yào zǒu jí duān

    One should practice moderation in doing things and not go to extremes.

  • 2 庸俗 yōng sú — vulgar HSK 7
    • 庸 mediocre, ordinary, commonplace
    • 俗 vulgar, common, mundane
    Example

    这部电影的内容很庸俗。

    zhè bù diàn yǐng de nèi róng hěn yōng sú

    The content of this movie is very vulgar.

Structure & writing
1 平 píng — flat; level; even (like the surface of still water)
平 is a component in 6 characters
HSK 1
苹 píng see 苹果 (apple)
HSK 4
评 píng critical comment or review article
HSK 7
坪 píng flat open ground 抨 pēng (lit.) to impeach (弹劾) 秤 chèng weighing scale or balance (including steelyard, platform scale, spring scale, etc.); especially a steelyard 萍 píng duckweed; aquatic herb floating on water surface with flat oval leaves and hanging roots

consists of

1.1 干 gān — shield (ancient weapon)
Xpinyin
干 is a component in 15 characters
HSK 1
午 wǔ the seventh of the twelve Earthly Branches
HSK 3
南 nán south (one of the four cardinal directions, opposite of north) 平 píng flat; level; even (like the surface of still water)
HSK 4
幸 xìng happy; fortunate 汗 hàn sweat; perspiration secreted by the skin 赶 gǎn to chase; to arrive in time
HSK 6
刊 kān to delete and revise 岸 àn shore; bank; coast (of a river, lake, sea, etc.) 旱 hàn drought; dry (opposite of 涝) 罕 hǎn rare; scarce 肝 gān liver (digestive organ in humans and higher animals)
HSK 7
凿 záo chisel (a hand tool with a blade for carving or boring) 奸 jiān hypocritical and cunning 杆 gǎn the slender, rod-like part of an object (including hollow ones) 竿 gān bamboo pole, the main stem of bamboo
1.2 丷 bā — divide/separate, the number eight
丷 is a component in 24 characters
HSK 1
关 guān to close; to shut 前 qián front; the direction one faces (opposite of 后) 半 bàn one half; half (used before the measure word when there is no whole number, or after when there is) 商 shāng to discuss, to consult with others 来 lái to come (toward the speaker), opposite of 去
HSK 2
旁 páng side; nearby
HSK 3
南 nán south (one of the four cardinal directions, opposite of north) 平 píng flat; level; even (like the surface of still water) 总 zǒng to gather together, to assemble
HSK 4
产 chǎn to give birth 并 bìng to merge; to combine into one 幸 xìng happy; fortunate 首 shǒu head; skull
HSK 5
善 shàn kind; benevolent; charitable (opposite of 恶)
HSK 6
兼 jiān doubled; combining two portions into one 夹 jiā to clamp; to press from both sides to hold something in place 帝 dì supreme deity or ruler of the universe in religion or mythology
HSK 7
兑 duì exchange (old gold or silver items for new ones at a jewelry shop) 兽 shòu beast; mammal (generally referring to four-legged, fur-covered mammals) 凿 záo chisel (a hand tool with a blade for carving or boring) 啬 sè miserly, stingy with money or possessions 逆 nì to go in the opposite direction (opposite of 顺)
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邃 suì deep and distant (of time or space) 隧 suì tunnel; underground or mountain passage

Stroke order

2 庸 yōng — ordinary; mediocre

庸 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

2.1 广 guǎng — wide; broad (opposite of 狭)
广 is a component in 31 characters
HSK 1
床 chuáng bed (furniture for sleeping) 店 diàn shop; store
HSK 3
应 yìng to reply; to answer 康 kāng healthy 矿 kuàng mineral resources
HSK 4
庆 qìng to congratulate; to celebrate 序 xù order; sequence 底 dǐ the bottom part (～子, ～儿) 度 dù instrument or unit for measuring length 座 zuò seat; honorific term for a high-ranking official in former times
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庭 tíng hall; main room of a house 麻 má herbaceous plant of the hemp family (e.g. cannabis, ramie, abutilon, flax); stem-bark fiber used to make rope and cloth
HSK 5
席 xí mat woven from reed, bamboo, or grass strips, used to cover a bed, floor, or build a shelter 库 kù storehouse; warehouse; storage facility 府 fǔ government office; organ of state power 扩 kuò to expand, enlarge; to increase in scope, scale, or quantity 腐 fǔ to rot; to decay
HSK 6
庄 zhuāng village; rural settlement 庞 páng large (in size or quantity) 廊 láng covered corridor or passageway under eaves
HSK 7
唐 táng boastful; exaggerated (in speech) 庇 bì to shelter, to shield 庙 miào ancestral shrine (where ancestral tablets are enshrined) 废 fèi to discontinue; to stop using 庸 yōng ordinary; mediocre
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廉 lián upright and honest; incorruptible 廓 kuò outer edge or contour of an object 旷 kuàng empty and vast; open and spacious 缠 chán to wind around, to wrap around 遮 zhē to block from view; to obscure 鹰 yīng hawk; eagle (a bird of prey with hooked beak, short neck, feathered legs, and sharp talons)
2.2 彐 jì — pig's head radical; bristled snout shape
彐 is a component in 18 characters
HSK 1
事 shì matter; affair; everything that happens in nature and society 雪 xuě snow (white crystalline precipitation, typically hexagonal, formed when water vapor freezes below 0°C)
HSK 2
妻 qī wife (opposite of 夫)
HSK 3
当 dāng to serve as; to act as 扫 sǎo to sweep away dust or garbage with a broom
HSK 5
妇 fù married woman; general term for woman 寻 xún ancient unit of length equal to eight chi (also said to be seven or six chi) 录 lù to record; to copy down 慧 huì intelligent; wise 灵 líng flexible; nimble; agile
HSK 6
兼 jiān doubled; combining two portions into one
HSK 7
侵 qīn to invade, to encroach on others' rights 寝 qǐn to sleep 帚 zhǒu broom; tool for sweeping away dust, dirt, and grime 庸 yōng ordinary; mediocre 浸 jìn to soak in liquid; to steep
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秉 bǐng (lit.) to hold; to grasp 虐 nüè cruel and vicious
2.3 用 yòng — to use; to employ
用 is a component in 4 characters
HSK 3
角 jiǎo horn (hard growth on an animal's head, typically long, curved, and pointed)
HSK 5
拥 yōng to embrace; to hug
HSK 7
佣 yōng to hire or be hired 庸 yōng ordinary; mediocre

Stroke order