ping4 taan2平坦
Jyutpingping4 taan2
Yalepìhng táan
Definition
Flat, smooth, and level terrain without bumps or hollows.
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How it's used
Describes surfaces that are physically even and free of bumps or steep inclines. While it can be used for terrain, it is also frequently applied to metaphorical situations, such as describing a smooth career path or a life free of major obstacles.
Examples
This road is very smooth, it's convenient to push a cart.
Do you think this piece of land is flat or not?
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Common mistake
Avoid using this to describe flat objects like a sheet of paper or a flat-screen television, where 平 or 平滑 are more natural choices. It specifically implies an absence of uneven terrain or physical obstacles.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
