平息

平息 píng ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧ ping4 sik1 HSK 7-9

  • (of wind etc) to subside; to die down
  • to quell; to smooth over (a dispute etc)
  • to suppress (a rebellion etc)

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 平 (1 of 2) — stroke by stroke.

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Character breakdown

Example sentences

  • 暴风雨平息下来了。 The storm has died down.
  • 他們的衝突終於平息了。 Finally, the discord between them came to an end.
  • 我努力地平息他們不斷加溫的爭執。 I tried very hard to put an end to their heated argument.
  • 我命令希葛拉緊貼著嬰孩臥下,以自己的乳汁哺育他,平息他的飢渴。我又令她將話語傳遍整片森林,告訴所有爬蟲與走獸:此子不可傷害。 I commanded Shiegra to lie close to the babe, and to give it her milk to quiet its hunger. And I told her to send word throughout the forest, to all beasts and reptiles, that the child should not be harmed.

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