平坦
píngtǎn
flat, level
Part of speech · adjective
Pattern visualization
Examples
- 这条公路宽阔而平坦。This highway is broad and flat.
- 他的人生道路并不平坦。His path through life was not smooth at all.
Collocations
平坦的道路宽阔平坦地势平坦一路平坦
Mnemonic
平 píng "level" + 坦 tǎn "flat": both mean "flat"; 坦 has the earth radical 土 (level ground). ① flat (road, terrain) ② figuratively, smooth (a smooth life path). Opposite of 崎岖 / 坎坷 (rugged, bumpy).
Related
平整宽阔崎岖坎坷
Quick check
In 人生道路平坦, what is the figurative sense of 平坦?