平板

píngbǎn

noun #21,137

Measure Word

一块平板 kuài

Meanings

1 tablet (computer)
2 flat board; slab
3 (fig.) flat; dull; monotonous

Characters

flat; level; even

board; plank; slab

Examples

他用平板电脑看视频。

Tā yòng píngbǎn diànnǎo kàn shìpín.

He watches videos on a tablet computer.

这块平板玻璃用于建筑。

Zhè kuài píngbǎn bōli yòng yú jiànzhù.

This flat glass slab is used in construction.

Tips

usage

平板 on its own often serves as a colloquial short form of 平板电脑 (tablet computer). As an adjective it means flat or level; figuratively it means dull or monotonous.

Stroke Order

平 píng

板 bǎn