(hé píng) - peace, peaceful in Mandarin

hépíng

Traditional: 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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This word is part of lesson 32.