píngbà

坪坝

Word · NounTraditional坪壩

flat land; level ground; plateau

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

a level piece of ground; flat open area

dialect

A dialectal term (方) often used in southwestern regions of China like Sichuan and Yunnan to describe flat land between mountains or a naturally leveled area suitable for gathering or farming.

Shān山
cūn村
lǐ里
yǒu有
yī一
gè个
hěn很
dà大
de的
píng坪
bà坝
 ,
hái孩
zi子
men们
cháng常
zài在
nà那
lǐ里
wán玩
shuǎ耍
 。

There is a large flat area in the mountain village where children often play.

Wǒ我
men们
zài在
zhè这
piàn片
píng坪
bà坝
shàng上
zhòng种
le了
xiē些
shū蔬
cài菜
 。

We planted some vegetables on this piece of level ground.

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Cūn村
zi子
lǐ里
de的
shài晒
gǔ谷
píng坪
bà坝
dào到
le了
qiū秋
tiān天
gé格
wài外
rè热
nào闹
 。

The village's sunning ground becomes especially lively in autumn.