HSK 3 · Common Objects

水平 shuǐpíng “level” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 水平 means

  1. level
  2. standard
  3. horizontal
  4. a level (of ability, development etc)

How to say 水平

  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale水shuǐ3rd tone, dipping
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale平píng2nd tone, rising

水平 in a sentence

  1. 为了提高我的汉语水平，我想去中国学习。

    Wèile tígāo wǒ de Hànyǔ shuǐpíng, wǒ xiǎng qù Zhōngguó xuéxí.

    I’d like to study in China to improve my Chinese.

    Sentence #809039 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 我的英语水平一般。

    Wǒ de Yīngyǔ shuǐpíng yìbān.

    My English is so-so.

    Sentence #11049704 from Tatoeba

  3. 我们不在一个水平上。

    Wǒmen bú zài yí ge shuǐpíng shàng.

    We’re not on the same level.

    Sentence #13944419 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 水平 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 水 (shuǐ) drawn as one shape
水shuǐwater

水 is a single shape of 4 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

Memory aidDrawn from flowing water.

The character 平 (píng) with each of its parts in a different colour
平píngflat; level; smooth
  • 干dry · gān
  • 丷eight form of 八 · bā

How to write 水平

水 4 strokes · 平 5 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

水平 (shuǐpíng) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 水平 (shuǐpíng). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 水平

Words with 水

水shuǐ · water水果shuǐguǒ · fruit矿泉水kuàngquánshuǐ · mineral water开水kāishuǐ · boiled water胶水jiāoshuǐ · glue潜水qiánshuǐ · to dive薪水xīnshui · salary淡水dànshuǐ · fresh water洪水hóngshuǐ · flood水利shuǐlì · water conservancy

Words with 平

平时píngshí · ordinarily平píng · flat平常píngcháng · ordinary平衡pínghéng · balance平均píngjūn · average平安píng'ān · safe and sound公平gōngpíng · fair平等píngděng · equal平静píngjìng · calm和平hépíng · peace

More words: Everyday Things

瓶子píngzi · bottle伞sǎn · umbrella声音shēngyīn · sound双shuāng · two条tiáo · strip碗wǎn · bowl万wàn · ten thousand位wèi · position

FAQs

水平 (shuǐpíng) means “level” or “standard”. It is an HSK 3 word.
Say it shuǐpíng: shuǐ with a 3rd tone, then píng with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 水平 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type shuiping with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 水平 from the suggestions. Typing shuiping into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
水平 is an HSK 3 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.