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title: "Taiping Meaning: 太平 (tàipíng) Means “peaceful”"
description: "太平 (tàipíng) means “peaceful; at peace”. Hear its tones, see what 太 and 平 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/taiping"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 太平 mean?

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太平 tàipíng

## peaceful; at peace

## Its characters

1. 太 tài too
2. 平 píng peaceful

## In a sentence

师徒二人走了两个月**太平**路。

From [火烧观音院 · Fire at Guanyin Temple](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/fire-at-guanyin-temple-journey-to-the-west-advanced-chinese-13#library-word-9-11)

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## More words with 太 or 平

- [公平 gōngpíng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gongping)
- [和平 hépíng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/heping)
- [老太太 lǎotàitai](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/laotaitai)
- [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)

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