坪 (píng) - A level, open area of ground & a flat, even space
坪 · píng
A level, open area of ground;
a flat, even space;
often refers to a small plain or a level field.
A level, open area of grounda flat, even spaceoften refers to a small plain or a
Usage highlights
LawnHelipadLevel groundCourtyardSquareLand area measurement
Usage & contexts
Examples
- The helicopter landed on the helipad (停机坪).
- Children play on the lawn (草坪).
- This is a flat piece of land (一块平地坪).
- The factory has a large yard (厂坪).
Collocations
- Lawn(草坪)
- Helipad(停机坪)
- Level ground(平地坪)
- Courtyard(院坪)
- Square(坪坝)
- Land area measurement(坪 - Japanese tsubo)
Idioms
- Level as a whetstone(坪如砥石)
- Broad and flat ground(平坪旷野)
- Smooth lawn(草坪如茵)
Cultural background
FAQ- Used in both Chinese and Japanese as a unit of area measurement (1 tsubo ≈ 3.306 square meters in Japan).
- Commonly appears in place names indicating flat terrain suitable for settlement or agriculture.
- In modern usage, frequently combined with other characters to denote specific types of leveled spaces.