How to say “balance” in Chinese
balance; balanced
“Balance” in Chinese is 平衡, píng héng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
平衡 is read píng héng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Outside, 行; inside, 角 “horn” and 大: originally a bar across an ox's horns. Hence “the beam of a scale”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “平衡”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 平衡. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 中医认为，人体需要平衡。zhōngyīrènwéi,réntǐxūyàopínghéngChinese medicine holds that the human body needs balance.
More words from the lesson “Chinese medicine”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “balance” in Chinese?
“Balance” in Chinese is 平衡, pinyin pínghéng.
What does 平衡 mean?
平衡 (pínghéng) means “balance; balanced”.
How do you write 平衡?
平衡 is 2 characters: 平 (píng) — flat, calm; 衡 (héng) — scales; balance. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 平衡?
平衡 is read pínghéng. Tones: píng — second tone, héng — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“balance” in the lesson “Chinese medicine”
This word is from the topic “Health” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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