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flat; level; equal flat; level; equal; to make the same score; to tie; to draw; calm; peaceful
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river; creek; plain river; creek; plain; an area of level country; Sichuan province (abbrev.)
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simp. and trad. (平川)
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Pronunciation
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平川
- (literary) flat and level ground; (originally) plains with surmountable rivers/without geographical barrier
蕩蕩平川,惟冀之別。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
荡荡平川,惟冀之别。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: Han dynasty, 揚雄 (Yang Xiong), 幽州牧箴
- Dàngdàng píngchuān, wéi Jì zhī bié. [Pinyin]
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
策那裏肯捨,一直趕到平川之地。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
策那里肯舍,一直赶到平川之地。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]- From: Romance of the Three Kingdoms, circa 14th century CE
- Cè nǎlǐ kěn shě, yīzhí gǎndào píngchuān zhī dì. [Pinyin]
- Sun Ce, an eager pursuer, down to the plain.
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Proper noun
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平川
- (~市) Hirakawa (a city in Aomori Prefecture, Japan)
- (~區) Pingchuan (a district of Baiyin, Gansu, China)
- (~村) Pingchuan (a village in Shihua, Gucheng, Xiangyang, Hubei, China)
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