Word: 平 (píng) 平 dictionary entry píng flat; square meter (abbr. for 平方米[ping2 fang1 mi3]); calm; average; equal; fair; to quell; surname Ping; and 3 more Full dictionary entry for 平 Example sentences using 平 7 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 人平不语，水平不流 rén píng bùyǔ, shuǐpíng bù liú when people are treated evenly they don't complain; when water is level it doesn't flow 他们以为地球是平的。 Tāmen yǐwéi dìqiú shì píng de. They believed that the earth was flat. 以前的人以为地球是平的。 Yǐqián de rén yǐwéi dìqiú shì píng de. It used to be thought that the earth was flat. 再平的路，也会有几块石头 zài píng de lù, yě huì yǒu jǐ kuài shítou even the smoothest road has a few stones 有风方起浪，无潮水自平 yǒu fēng fāng qǐ làng, wú cháoshuǐ zì píng waves rise only when there is wind; with no tide the water stays calm 石头的棱角被河水磨平了。 Shítou de léngjiǎo bèi héshuǐ mó píng le. The sharp edges of the stones have been worn smooth by the river. 路不会总是平的，河不会总是直的 lù búhuì zǒngshì píng de, hé búhuì zǒngshì zhí de roads are not always flat, rivers are not always straight