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平衡

pínghéng
noun HSK 6 #3,433

Meanings

  1. 1 balance; equilibrium
  2. 2 to balance; to keep balanced

Characters

平
píng
level; even
衡
héng
to weigh; balance beam
Level weighing — a state of balance and equilibrium.

Examples

工作和生活要保持平衡。
Gōngzuò hé shēnghuó yào bǎochí píng héng.
You need to maintain a work-life balance.
他站不稳，失去了平衡。
Tā zhàn bù wěn, shīqù le píng héng.
He couldn't stand steadily and lost his balance.
饮食要注意营养平衡。
Yǐnshí yào zhùyì yíngyǎng píng héng.
Pay attention to nutritional balance in your diet.
生态平衡被破坏了。
Shēngtài píng héng bèi pòhuài le.
The ecological balance has been destroyed.

Tips

usage
平衡 is used physically (身体平衡 = body balance), emotionally (心理平衡), and abstractly (生态平衡, 供需平衡 = supply-demand balance). Very versatile word.

Stroke Order

平 píng
衡 héng