HSK 6 · Science

平面 píngmiàn “plane” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 平面 means

  1. plane
  2. flat surface
  3. print (media)
  4. (geometry) plane
  5. flat
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • two-dimensional

How to say 平面

  • 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 fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale面miàn4th tone, falling

平面 in a sentence

  1. 这是我们家房子的平面图。

    Zhè shì wǒmen jiā fángzi de píngmiàntú.

    This is the floor plan of our house.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 桌面是一个平面。

    Zhuōmiàn shì yí ge píngmiàn.

    A tabletop is a flat surface.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 平面 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 面 (miàn) drawn as one shape
面miànface

面 is a single shape of 9 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

Memory aidDrawn from a face inside its outline.

How to write 平面

平 5 strokes · 面 9 strokes

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

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

Words related to 平面

Words with 平

水平shuǐpíng · level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

Words with 面

前面qiánmiàn · front后面hòumiàn · back面条儿miàntiáor · noodles面miàn · noodles面条miàntiáo · noodles上面shàngmiàn · above下面xiàmiàn · below里面lǐmiàn · inside外面wàimiàn · outside面包miànbāo · bread

More words: Science & Technology

立方lìfāng · cube密度mìdù · density能量néngliàng · energy凝固nínggù · to solidify屏幕píngmù · screen (TV频率pínlǜ · frequency溶解róngjiě · to dissolve摄氏度shèshìdù · degrees Celsius

FAQs

平面 (píngmiàn) means “plane” or “flat surface”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it píngmiàn: píng with a 2nd tone, then miàn with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 平面 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type pingmian with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 平面 from the suggestions. Typing pingmian into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
平面 is an HSK 6 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 written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.