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title: "Pingyuan Meaning: 平原 (píngyuán) Means “plain”"
description: "平原 (píngyuán) means “plain; flatlands”. Hear its tones, see what 平 and 原 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/pingyuan"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 平原 mean?

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平原 píngyuán

## plain; flatlands

## Its characters

1. 平 píng flat
2. 原 yuán plain

## In a sentence

这里是一片大平原。 This is a vast plain.

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## More words with 平 or 原

- [草原 cǎoyuán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/caoyuan)
- [高原 gāoyuán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gaoyuan)
- [公平 gōngpíng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gongping)
- [和平 hépíng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/heping)
- [还原 huányuán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huanyuan)
- [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)

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