平地

píngdì

noun #19,382

Meanings

1 flat ground
2 level ground
3 plain

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Examples

这里是一片平地，适合盖房子。

Zhèlǐ shì yī piàn píngdì, shìhé gài fángzi.

This is a stretch of flat ground, suitable for building houses.

万丈高楼平地起。

Wànzhàng gāolóu píngdì qǐ.

A towering building rises from level ground.

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usage

平地 can also function as a verb meaning 'to level the land.' The proverb 万丈高楼平地起 means great things start from humble beginnings.

Stroke Order

平 píng

地 dì