HSK 5 · Verbs

平衡 pínghéng “balance” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 平衡 means

  1. balance
  2. equilibrium

How to say 平衡

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale平píng2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale衡héng2nd tone, rising

平衡 in a sentence

  1. 他失去了平衡，从自行车上摔了下来。

    Tā shīqù le pínghéng, cóng zìxíngchē shàng shuāi le xiàlai.

    He lost his balance and fell off his bicycle.

    Sentence #1659794 from Tatoeba

  2. 蔬果对平衡饮食必不可少。

    Shūguǒ duì pínghéng yǐnshí bìbùkěshǎo.

    Fruits and vegetables are essential to a balanced diet.

    Sentence #389929 from Tatoeba

  3. 在结冰的街道上我们很难保持平衡。

    Zài jiébīng de jiēdào shàng wǒmen hěn nán bǎochí pínghéng.

    It’s hard to keep our balance on icy streets.

    Sentence #336655 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 平衡 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 平 (píng) with each of its parts in a different colour
平píngflat; level; smooth
  • 干dry · gān
  • 丷eight form of 八 · bā
The character 衡 (héng) with each of its parts in a different colour
衡héngto weigh
  • 行walk · xíng
  • 角horn · jiǎo
  • 大big · dà

How to write 平衡

平 5 strokes · 衡 16 strokes

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

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

Words related to 平衡

Words with 平

水平shuǐpíng · level平时píngshí · ordinarily平píng · flat平常píngcháng · ordinary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

Words with 衡

权衡quánhéng · to weigh up

More words: Common Verbs

配合pèihé · to cooperate批pī · measure word for batches or groups披pī · to drape over one’s shoulders飘piāo · to float (in the air)平均píngjūn · average破坏pòhuài · to destroy抢qiǎng · to snatch瞧qiáo · to look at

FAQs

平衡 (pínghéng) means “balance” or “equilibrium”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it pínghéng: píng with a 2nd tone, then héng with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 平衡 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type pingheng with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 平衡 from the suggestions. Typing pingheng into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
平衡 is an HSK 5 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.