持平

Chinese

		to grasp; to hold; support to grasp; to hold; support; manage; direct; maintain	flat; level; equal flat; level; equal; to make the same score; to tie; to draw; calm; peaceful
trad. (持平)		持	平
simp. #(持平)		持	平

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chípíng

  (Zhuyin): ㄔˊ ㄆㄧㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ci⁴ ping⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chípíng
    • Zhuyin: ㄔˊ ㄆㄧㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chíhpíng
    • Wade–Giles: chʻih²-pʻing²
    • Yale: chŕ-píng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyrpyng
    • Palladius: чипин (čipin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³⁵ pʰiŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ci⁴ ping⁴
    • Yale: chìh pìhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsi⁴ ping⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: qi⁴ ping⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiː²¹ pʰɪŋ²¹/

Adjective

持平

1. impartial; even-handed

Synonyms

• 不阿 (bù'ē) (formal)
• 中和 (zhōnghé) (literary)
• 中正 (zhōngzhèng) (literary)
• 允 (literary, or in compounds)
• 公允 (gōngyǔn)
• 公平 (gōngpíng)
• 公正 (gōngzhèng)
• 公直 (gōngzhí) (literary)
• 公道 (gōngdao)
• 大正 (literary)
• 平允 (píngyǔn)
• 平正 (píngzhèng)
• 掠平 (Hokkien)

 

Antonyms

• 不平 (bùpíng)
• 偏曲 (piānqū) (literary)
• 偏頗／偏颇 (literary)

 

Verb

持平

1. to match (each other)
2. to stay stable; to plateau; to level off