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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

HSK 3
工作和生活要保持平衡。
Gōngzuò hé shēnghuó yào bǎochí pínghéng.
You need to maintain a work-life balance.
HSK 4
他站不稳，失去了平衡。
Tā zhàn bù wěn, shīqù le pínghéng.
He couldn't stand steadily and lost his balance.
HSK 7-9
生态平衡被破坏了。
Shēngtài pínghéng 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