平摊

平攤
píngtān
verb #37,379

Meanings

  1. 1 to share equally
  2. 2 to split evenly
  3. 3 to spread out flat

Examples

Fànqián wǒmen píngtān ba.
Let's split the bill evenly.
Bǎ miàntuán píngtān zài zhuōzi shàng.
Spread the dough flat on the table.

Tips

usage
平摊 has two distinct senses: (1) sharing costs equally — 平摊费用 (píngtān fèiyòng); (2) physically spreading something flat. The first is far more common in daily speech, especially among friends splitting meals or rent. AA (AA zhì) is the equivalent for going Dutch.

Stroke Order

píng
tān