打成平手

dǎchéng píngshǒu

phrase

Meanings

1 to draw / tie (a competition)
2 to fight to a standstill
3 to end in a deadlock

Characters

to play / fight

Examples

HSK 7-9

两队最终以一比一打成平手。

Liǎng duì zuìzhōng yǐ yī bǐ yī dǎchéng píngshǒu.

The two teams ultimately tied 1-1.

HSK 7-9

棋逢对手，双方打成平手。

Qí féng duìshǒu, shuāngfāng dǎchéng píngshǒu.

Evenly matched, the two players ended in a draw.

Tips

usage

Sports-page staple. 平手 (píngshǒu) literally 'level hands' = a tie. Compare 战平 (zhànpíng, drew), 平局 (píngjú, drawn match). 打成平手 emphasizes the process - how the contest played out - while 平局 names the result.

Stroke Order

打 dǎ

成 chéng

平 píng

手 shǒu