水平

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Chinese

water; river
flat; level; equal
flat; level; equal; to make the same score; to tie; to draw; calm; peaceful
 
simp. and trad.
(水平)

Pronunciation


Adjective

水平

  1. (attributive) horizontal; level

Antonyms

Noun

水平

  1. standard; level; proficiency; quality; skill
    一流水平  ―  yīliú shuǐpíng  ―  first-class standard
    語言水平语言水平  ―  yǔyán shuǐpíng  ―  language proficiency
    服務水平服务水平  ―  fúwù shuǐpíng  ―  level of service
    盈利水平  ―  yínglì shuǐpíng  ―  profitability
    技術水平絕對專家之下 [MSC, trad.]
    技术水平绝对专家之下 [MSC, simp.]
    Tā de jìshù shuǐpíng juéduì bù zài zhuānjiā zhīxià.
    His technical skill is definitely not inferior to that of a specialist.
    雖然閱讀水平但是中國人講話有點困難 [MSC, trad.]
    虽然阅读水平但是中国人讲话有点困难 [MSC, simp.]
    Suīrán wǒ de yuèdú shuǐpíng hěn hǎo, dànshì gēn zhōngguórén jiǎnghuà yǒudiǎn kùnnán.
    Although my reading skills are very good, I have some difficulty conversing with Chinese people.
  2. level (amount)
    雄激素水平  ―  xióngjīsù shuǐpíng  ―  androgen levels
  3. (Puxian Min) spirit level; surveyor's level

Synonyms

  • (standard):

Derived terms

References

  • 莆田市政协文化文史和学习委员会 , editor (2021), “水平”, in 莆仙方言大词典 (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 603.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
すい
Grade: 1
へい
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Adjective

(すい)(へい) (suihei-na (adnominal (すい)(へい) (suihei na), adverbial (すい)(へい) (suihei ni))

  1. lateral; horizontal; level

Inflection

Noun

(すい)(へい) (suihei

  1. horizontality

Derived terms

See also

References

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

水平 (supyeong) (hangeul 수평)

  1. hanja form? of 수평