和平
hépíngTraditional: 和平
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Translation
peace, peaceful
Word origin
A compound of 和 (hé, harmony or gentle) and 平 (píng, level or calm), combining two ideas of balance and calm into the sense of peace.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 和 (hé, harmony) + 平 (píng, level, calm)
Stroke order
和
平
Examples
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People all over the world long for peace.
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The two countries finally achieved peace.
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We should solve problems in a peaceful way.
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Peace does not come easily.
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They work for world peace.
和平 (hé píng) means peace, the absence of war and conflict, and also serves as the adjective peaceful. Its opposite is 战争 (zhàn zhēng), war.
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