拉平 (lā píng) — to even out, to bring to the same level | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

verb

to even outto bring to the same level

Examples

拉平。
Zhè chǎng bǐ sài de jié guǒ bǎ liǎng duì de fēn shù lā píng le.
The result of this match evened out the scores of the two teams.
拉平，。
Wǒ men xū yào bǎ shù jù lā píng, cái néng jìn xíng bǐ jiào.
We need to even out the data before we can compare.
，拉平。
Jīng guò jǐ cì tiáo zhěng, lù miàn zhōng yú lā píng le.
After several adjustments, the road surface was finally leveled.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

拉 (pull) and 平 (level) combine: pulling something until it is level evens it out.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

手手shǒuhand

Sound part声符shēngfú

立

立lì拉lā

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

拉 pairs 手 (hand) with 立, a component that supplies the sound.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

八八bādivision
亏亏kuīexhaled air

The origin is uncertain. One explanation combines 八 (division) and 亏 (exhaled air) to show smooth speech.

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