平舌音
píng shé yīn
Pinyin

Definition

平舌音
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píng shé yīn
  1. alveolar
  2. consonants z, c, s produced with the tip of the tongue on the alveolar ridge

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

公平
gōng píng
  1. 1 fair
  2. 2 impartial
和平
Hé píng
  1. 1 Heping district of Shenyang city 瀋陽市|沈阳市, Liaoning
  2. 2 Hoping township in Taichung county 臺中縣|台中县[Tái zhōng xiàn], Taiwan
平凡
píng fán
  1. 1 commonplace
  2. 2 ordinary
  3. 3 mediocre
平均
píng jūn
  1. 1 average
  2. 2 on average
  3. 3 evenly
  4. 4 in equal proportions
平安
píng ān
  1. 1 safe and sound
  2. 2 well
  3. 3 without mishap
  4. 4 quiet and safe
  5. 5 at peace
平时
píng shí
  1. 1 ordinarily
  2. 2 in normal times
  3. 3 in peacetime
平淡
píng dàn
  1. 1 flat
  2. 2 dull
  3. 3 ordinary
  4. 4 nothing special
平台
píng tái
  1. 1 platform
  2. 2 terrace
  3. 3 flat-roofed building
平衡
píng héng
  1. 1 balance
  2. 2 equilibrium
平静
píng jìng
  1. 1 tranquil
  2. 2 undisturbed
  3. 3 serene
水平
shuǐ píng
  1. 1 level (of achievement etc)
  2. 2 standard
  3. 3 horizontal
声音
shēng yīn
  1. 1 voice
  2. 2 sound
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
语音
yǔ yīn
  1. 1 speech sounds
  2. 2 pronunciation
  3. 3 colloquial (rather than literary) pronunciation of a Chinese character
  4. 4 phonetic
  5. 5 audio
  6. 6 voice
  7. 7 (Internet) to voice chat
  8. 8 voice message
音
yīn
  1. 1 sound
  2. 2 noise
  3. 3 note (of musical scale)
  4. 4 tone
  5. 5 news
  6. 6 syllable
  7. 7 reading (phonetic value of a character)
音乐
yīn yuè
  1. 1 music
  2. 2 CL:張|张[zhāng],曲[qǔ],段[duàn]
不平
bù píng
  1. 1 uneven
  2. 2 injustice
  3. 3 unfairness
  4. 4 wrong
  5. 5 grievance
  6. 6 indignant
  7. 7 dissatisfied
五音不全
wǔ yīn bù quán
  1. 1 tone deaf
  2. 2 unable to sing in tune
低音
dī yīn
  1. 1 bass
北平
Běi píng
  1. 1 Peiping or Beiping (name of Beijing at different periods, esp. 1928-1949)
南平
Nán píng
  1. 1 Nanping prefecture level city in Fujian

Idioms (20)

一波未平，一波又起
yī bō wèi píng , yī bō yòu qǐ
  1. 1 before the first wave subsides, a new wave rises (idiom); a new problem arises before the old is solved
  2. 2 many twists and turns to a story
  3. 3 one thing after another
一碗水端平
yī wǎn shuǐ duān píng
  1. 1 lit. to hold a bowl of water level (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be impartial
一马平川
yī mǎ píng chuān
  1. 1 flat land one could gallop straight across (idiom); wide expanse of flat country
口干舌燥
kǒu gān shé zào
  1. 1 lit. dry mouth and tongue (idiom); to talk too much
四平八稳
sì píng bā wěn
  1. 1 everything steady and stable (idiom); overcautious and unimaginary
四海升平
sì hǎi shēng píng
  1. 1 lit. all four oceans are peaceful
  2. 2 worldwide peace (idiom)
坎坷不平
kǎn kě bù píng
  1. 1 potholed and bumpy road (idiom); fig. full of disappointment and dashed hopes
天下太平
tiān xià tài píng
  1. 1 the whole world at peace (idiom); peace and prosperity
太平盛世
tài píng shèng shì
  1. 1 peace and prosperity (idiom)
如簧之舌
rú huáng zhī shé
  1. 1 lit. a tongue like a reed (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a glib tongue
巧舌如簧
qiǎo shé rú huáng
  1. 1 lit. to have a tongue like a reed (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to have a glib tongue
平地起家
píng dì qǐ jiā
  1. 1 to start from scratch (idiom)
平安无事
píng ān wú shì
  1. 1 safe and sound (idiom)
平易近人
píng yì jìn rén
  1. 1 amiable and approachable (idiom); easy-going
  2. 2 modest and unassuming
  3. 3 (of writing) plain and simple
  4. 4 easy to understand
平时不烧香，临时抱佛脚
píng shí bù shāo xiāng , lín shí bào fó jiǎo
  1. 1 lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble
  2. 2 doing things at the last minute
  3. 3 to make a hasty last-minute effort (often refers to cramming for exams)
平淡无奇
píng dàn wú qí
  1. 1 ordinary and mediocre (idiom); nothing to write home about
弄嘴弄舌
nòng zuǐ nòng shé
  1. 1 to cause a dispute through boastful gossip (idiom)
张口结舌
zhāng kǒu jié shé
  1. 1 agape and tongue-tied (idiom); at a loss for words
  2. 2 gaping and speechless
心平气和
xīn píng qì hé
  1. 1 tranquil and even-tempered (idiom); calmly and without stress
抑郁不平
yì yù bù píng
  1. 1 in a state of depression (idiom)

Sample Sentences

平舌音
píngshéyīn
Flat tongue sound.
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