平滑

pínghuá

adjective #22,196

Meanings

1 smooth
2 flat and smooth
3 even

Characters

flat; even; level

smooth; slippery

Examples

HSK 4

这条公路非常平滑，开车很舒适。

Zhè tiáo gōnglù fēicháng pínghuá, kāichē hěn shūshì.

This highway is very smooth; it is comfortable to drive on.

HSK 7-9

婴儿的皮肤非常平滑。

Yīng'ér de pífū fēicháng pínghuá.

A baby's skin is very smooth.

Tips

usage

平滑 emphasizes both evenness and smoothness of surface. Compare with 光滑 (guānghuá), which emphasizes glossy smoothness, and 顺滑 (shùnhuá), which stresses flowing, silky smoothness (often used for hair or fabric).

Stroke Order

平 píng

滑 huá