even; uniform; to even out
Meanings
2 senses · 7 examplesadjective
even; uniform; steady
informalDescribes a state of being evenly distributed or balanced, often used for breathing, texture, or color distribution. Also pronounced/written as 匀乎 (yún hu). Can take the erhua suffix -r (匀和儿).
Just now he was still panting, but now his breathing has finally steadied.
These two colors are painted very evenly; you can't see any difference.
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The porridge is cooked very smoothly, without any lumps.
verb
to make even; to even out; to distribute evenly
informalOften used in reduplicated form '匀匀' (yún yun) to indicate a brief or tentative action. The object is usually things that need mixing or averaging.
These apples vary in size, so we need to even them out before dividing them.
Even out these two piles of rice.
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Mix them evenly first, then bag them.
Even out the candies among each child.