ChinesePod

1 before the first wave subsides, a new wave rises (idiom); a new problem arises before the old is solved
2 many twists and turns to a story
3 one thing after another

一碗水端平

yī wǎn shuǐ duān píng

1 lit. to hold a bowl of water level (idiom)
2 fig. to be impartial

一马平川

yī mǎ píng chuān

1 flat land one could gallop straight across (idiom); wide expanse of flat country

四平八稳

sì píng bā wěn

1 everything steady and stable (idiom); overcautious and unimaginary

四海升平

sì hǎi shēng píng

1 lit. all four oceans are peaceful
2 worldwide peace (idiom)

Sample Sentences

为了和平，我们要牢固树立人类命运共同体意识。偏见和歧视、仇恨和战争，只会带来灾难和痛苦。相互尊重、平等相处、和平发展、共同繁荣，才是人间正道，世界各国应该共同维护以联合国宪章宗旨和原则为核心的国际秩序和国际体系，积极构建以合作共赢为核心的新型国际关系共同推进世界和平与发展的崇高事业。

wèile hépíng ，wǒmen yào láogù shùlì rénlèi mìngyùn gòngtóngtǐ yìshi 。piānjiàn hé qíshì 、chóuhèn hé zhànzhēng ，zhī huì dàilái zāinàn hé tòngkǔ 。xiānghù zūnzhòng 、píngděng xiāngchǔ 、hépíng fāzhǎn 、gòngtóng fánróng ，cái shì rénjiān zhèngdào ，shìjiègèguó yīnggāi gòngtóng wéihù yǐ Liánhéguó xiànzhāng zōngzhǐ hé yuánzé wèi héxīn de guójì zhìxù hé guójì tǐxì ，jījí gòujiàn yǐ to collaborate gòngyíng wèi héxīn de xīnxíng guójì guānxi gòngtóng tuījìn shìjiè hépíng yǔ fāzhǎn de chónggāo shìyè 。

For peace, we have to securely establish an awareness of a community of destiny among humanity. Prejudice and discrimination, hostility and war, they only bring disaster and pain. Mutual respect, treating one another as equals, peaceful development, prospering together, this is the true path for humanity. Each country in the world should uphold the objectives and principles enshrined in the United Nations charter as the core tenets of international order and the international system, to proactively construct new international relations with win-win cooperation at its core, to continue to carry forward the sublime undertaking that is world peace and development.

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你的玩笑一点都不好笑好不好，人人生而平等，不管身份如何，都应该被尊重，不该被轻视啊，你要向全国邮差道歉！

nǐ de wánxiào yīdiǎn dōu bù hǎoxiào hǎo bù hǎo ，rén rén shēng ér píngděng ，bùguǎn shēnfèn rúhé ，dōu yīnggāi bèi zūnzhòng ，bù gāi bèi qīngshì ā ，nǐ yào xiàng quánguó yóuchāi dàoqiàn ！

Your jokes really aren't funny at all. All people are born equal, you should be respected no matter what your status. You shouldn't be looked down upon. You should apologize to all postmen nationwide!

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薪资平等

xīnzī píngděng

equal pay

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我支持性别平等。

wǒ zhīchí xìngbié píngděng 。

I support gender equality

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性别平等

xìngbié píngděng

gender equality

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性别不平等

xìngbié bù píngděng

gender inequality

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这是为了纪念一百多年前三月八日，纽约女工游行，为自己争取平等的工作待遇。久而久之，全世界很多国家的妇女都在这天举行类似的活动。1949年新中国一成立，政府就把三月八日定为妇女节，全国女性放假半天。在这一天还有各种庆祝和纪念活动呢。

zhè shì wèile jìniàn yībǎiduō nián qián sānyuè bārì ，Niǔyuē nǚgōng yóuxíng ，wèi zìjǐ zhēngqǔ píngděng de gōngzuò dàiyù 。jiǔérjiǔzhī ，quán shìjiè hěn duō guójiā de fùnǚ dōu zài zhè tiān jǔxíng lèisì de huódòng 。949 nián xīn Zhōngguó yī chénglì ，zhèngfǔ jiù bǎ sānyuè bārì dìng wéi fùnǚjié ，quánguó nǚxìng fàngjià bàn tiān 。zài zhè yī tiān hái yǒu gèzhǒng qìngzhù hé jìniàn huódòng ne 。

It’s to commemorate March 8th, over 100 years ago, when female workers marched in their quest for equal treatment in the workforce. Over time, many women of countries all around the world would hold similar activities on this day. In 1949, as soon as China’s new government was established, it declared March 8th to be Women’s Day. All women in the country get a half-day holiday. On this day there are also all kinds of celebrations and commemorative activities.

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提倡男女平等。

tíchàng nánnǚ píngděng 。

It advocated gender equality.

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机会面前，人人平等，就看你能不能把握住了。你也知道，这个工程规模大，预算高，是今年市里的重点工程！各大建筑商早就盯上了这块肥肉。到时候公开招标，你们这些建筑商之间肯定要争个你死我活。

jīhuì miànqián ，rénrén píngděng ，jiù kàn nǐ néng bu néng bǎwò zhù le 。nǐ yě zhīdào ，zhè ge gōngchéng guīmó dà ，yùsuàn gāo ，shì jīnnián shì lǐ de zhòngdiǎn gōngchéng ！gè dà jiànzhùshāng zǎo jiù dīngshàng le zhè kuài féiròu 。dào shíhou gōngkāi zhāobiāo ，nǐmen zhèxiē jiànzhùshāng zhījiān kěndìng yào zhēng ge nǐsǐwǒhuó 。

Everyone will have an equal opportunity. It just depends on whether or not you seize that opportunity. As you know, this is a large-scale project with a big budget. It's one of the city's most important projects this year. All the big construction companies have had their eyes on this juicy project from the very beginning. When the bidding begins, you construction companies will certainly have to fight it out amongst yourselves.

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其实我对民主党的候选人也不是百分之百的满意，但总比共和党的强。他们承诺改革社保体系，平等分配社会资源，免除某些大公司的税收优惠。这些政策都能让人民受益。

qíshí wǒ duì Mínzhǔdǎng de hòuxuǎnrén yě bù shì bǎifēnzhībǎi de mǎnyì ，dàn zǒng bǐ Gònghédǎng de qiáng 。tāmen chéngnuò gǎigé shèbǎo tǐxì ，píngděng fēnpèi shèhuì zīyuán ，miǎnchú mǒuxiē dàgōngsī de shuìshōu yōuhuì 。zhèxiē zhèngcè dōu néng ràng rénmín shòuyì 。

Actually I'm not 100 percent satisfied with the Democratic candidate, but they're going to be better than the Republicans. They promise to reform social security, equally distribute societal resources, and eliminate the tax breaks given certain large corporations. These policies can benefit the people.

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