Chinese word

太平

Pronunciation

Pinyintài píng

Meaning

  • adjectivepeaceful

Example

这个小镇很太平。zhè ge xiǎo zhèn hěn tài píng

This small town is very peaceful.

Illustration for 太平 (peaceful)

More examples

改革后，村庄恢复了太平的生活。gǎi gé hòu cūn zhuāng huī fù le tài píng de shēng huó

After the reform, the village regained its peaceful life.

Core concept

It presents peace as a stable condition spreading through a community and its daily life.

Common phrases

  • 太平的生活tài píng de shēng huó

    peaceful life

  • 天下太平tiān xià tài píng

    peace throughout the land

  • 太平的日子tài píng de rì zi

    peaceful days

Similar words

平静píng jìng: Describes events or feelings that are calm, with little disturbance or change.
宁静níng jìng: Describes a quiet natural setting or place that gives people a calm feeling.
安宁ān níng: Describes society or daily life without worry or disorder, allowing people to live peacefully.
平安píng ān: Describes people or daily life that remain safe from accidents and disasters.

Definition in Chinese

指社会秩序良好、人民生活稳定安宁、没有战争与严重冲突的状态，常用于描述治安或时代平稳。zhǐ shè huì zhì xù liáng hǎo rén mín shēng huó wěn dìng ān níng méi yǒu zhàn zhēng yǔ yán zhòng chōng tū de zhuàng tài cháng yòng yú miáo shù zhì ān huò shí dài píng wěn

Word origin

太 (tài, "great") + 平 (píng, "peaceful") combines an idea of great scope with one of social peace, giving the word its sense of widespread stability.

Usage tips

  • This word usually describes the condition of a community or period, not a person's brief feeling or a room with little noise.

Other meanings

  • calmadjective

Opposites

Related words

  • 太平盛世tài píng shèng shìpeaceful and prosperous ageidiom
  • 太平洋tài píng yángPacific Oceannoun
  • 太平天国tài píng tiān guóTaiping Heavenly Kingdomnoun

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