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title: "Pingtan Meaning: 平坦 (píngtǎn) Means “flat”"
description: "平坦 (píngtǎn) means “flat; level; even”. Hear its tones, see what 平 and 坦 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/pingtan"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 平坦 mean?

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平坦 píngtǎn

## flat; level; even

## It can also mean

- smooth (path in life)

## Its characters

1. 平 píng flat
2. 坦 tǎn flat

## In a sentence

这条路又宽又平坦。 This road is wide and flat.

前面有两条路：大路**平坦**，却远五十多里

From [华容道 · The Huarong Road](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-huarong-road-three-kingdoms-advanced-chinese-16#library-word-628-630)

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## More words with 平 or 坦

- [公平 gōngpíng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gongping)
- [和平 hépíng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/heping)
- [平安 píng’ān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/pingan)
- [平常 píngcháng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/pingchang)
- [平淡 píngdàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/pingdan)
- [平等 píngděng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/pingdeng)
- [平凡 píngfán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/pingfan)
- [平方米 píngfāngmǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/pingfangmi)
- [平和 pínghé](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/pinghe)
- [平衡 pínghéng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/pingheng)

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