píng
娉
level ground; unit of land area
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesnoun
level ground; flat, open area
Often refers to a large, flat space, such as a courtyard or plaza. Common in names of places.
Hái孩
zi子
men们
zài在
cǎo草
píng坪
shàng上
wán玩
shuǎ耍
。
The children are playing on the lawn.
Cūn村
zi子
zhōng中
xīn心
yǒu有
yī一
gè个
dà大
shài晒
gǔ谷
píng坪
。
There is a large threshing ground in the center of the village.
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Wǒ我
men们
yuē约
zài在
chē车
zhàn站
qián前
de的
guǎng广
chǎng场
píng坪
jiàn见
miàn面
。
Let's meet at the plaza in front of the station.
classifier
ping (a unit of land area, approx. 3.3058 square meters in Japan and Taiwan)
technicalUsed in Japan and Taiwan as a unit for measuring land and floor area of buildings (1 tsubo ≈ 3.3 m²). In mainland China, '平方米' (square meter) is standard.
Zhè这
jiān间
gōng公
yù寓
yǒu有
èr2
shí5
wǔ坪
，
píng大
dà约
yuē8
bā2
.
shí6
èr平
diǎn方
liù米
。
This apartment is 25 tsubo, approximately 82.6 square meters.
Zài在
Rì日
běn本
，
tǔ土
dì地
jià价
gé格
cháng常
cháng常
yǐ以
měi每
píng坪
duō多
shǎo少
qián钱
lái来
jì计
suàn算
。
In Japan, land prices are often calculated in price per tsubo.
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Zhè这
kuài块
dì地
yǒu有
duō多
dà大
？
Dà大
gài概
sān三
bǎi百
píng坪
ba吧
。
How big is this piece of land? About three hundred tsubo.