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平庸 píngyōng

平庸 píngyōng Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 3 English Translations of the word 平庸 píngyōng .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
píngyōng | ping2 yong1
English translation
mediocre
indifferent
commonplace

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About 平庸 píngyōng

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Traditional form

平庸 píngyōng

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí
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Etymology of 平庸 píngyōng

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Píng

Type

pictographic

Explanation

Origin unclear.

Positional decomposition

干丷

Number of Strokes

5
yōng

Type

pictophonetic

Phonetic compound

yòng

Positional decomposition

广 Guǎng 彐用

Number of Strokes

11

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Example sentences using 平庸 píngyōng

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lǎo 诗人 shī rén 抨击 pēng jī le 现代 Xiàndài 文体 wén tǐ de 平庸 píngyōng .

The old poet decried the mediocrity of today's writing.

平庸 píngyōng Decomposition

See the 7 Chinese characters that make up 平庸 píngyōng and their own compounds.

平庸 píngyōng Compounds

See all 35 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 平庸 píngyōng in their composition.

  • Píng
    • píng , píng , pēng , píng , pēng , píng , chèng , pēng , píng , píng , bēng , pēng , píng , píng , pēng , , , , píng , , , píng
  • yōng
    • yōng , yōng , yōng , yōng , yōng , , , , , , , , yōng
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