mediocre

unfair

fair

( 指战争 ) peace

scales pl

peaceful

uneventful

divide equally ⇒ 咱们一起干,赚了钱平分。 Zánmen yīqǐ gàn, zhuànle qián píngfēn. → Let's do the work together, and go halves on the money we earn.

plain

overturn a sentence ⇒ 他被平反了。 Tā bèi píngfǎn le. → His sentence was overturned.

platform

( 指人 ) placid

average

flat

safe and sound

( 叛乱、暴乱 ) put ... down ( pt , pp put )

common

mediocre

quieten ( 英 ) 或 quiet ( 美 ) down

single-storey house

draw ⇒ 我看这场拳击会成平手。 Wǒ kàn zhè chǎng quánjī huì chéng píngshǒu. → I think the fight will end in a draw.

level

( 数 ) square

the usual

usually

amiable

the common people pl

( 语气、文章 ) flat

one's whole life ⇒ 这是他平生最大的遗憾。 Zhè shì tā píngshēng zuìdà de yíhàn. → This is the greatest regret of his whole life.

( 稳定 ) stable

equal

square metre ( 英 ) 或 meter ( 美 )

gentle

parallel

balance ⇒ 保持平衡 bǎochí pínghéng → maintain a balance ⇒ 平衡收支 pínghéng shōuzhī → balance revenue and expenditure

calm

draw level ( pt drew ) , pp drawn

fair

treat ... equally ⇒ 我们两边要摆平。 Wǒmen liǎng biān yào bǎipíng. → We should treat both parties equally.

standard ⇒ 人们的生活水平越来越高。 Rénmen de shēnghuó shuǐpíng yuèláiyuè gāo. → People's living standards are getting higher and higher.

one's life ⇒ 我生平从未感到这么震惊过。 Wǒ shēngpíng cóngwèi gǎndào zhème zhènjīng guo. → I have never been so astonished in my whole life.

horizon ⇒ 地平线上有一条船。 Dìpíngxiàn shang yǒu yī tiáo chuán. → There is a ship on the horizon.

the Pacific Ocean

mortuary

Christmas Eve

smash

be on an equal footing ⇒ 他和总经理平起平坐。 Tā hé zǒngjìnglǐ píng qǐ píng zuò. → He's on an equal footing with the general manager.

well-balanced

all is well

in all fairness