Definition
填平 is a resultative verb compound meaning 'to fill something until it's level or flat'. The first character 填 means 'to fill', and the resultative complement 平 adds the sense of 'making even or level'. You can use it literally for physical surfaces (填平坑洞 'fill in a hole') or metaphorically for deficits, gaps, or differences (填平差距 'bridge a gap'). It's a transitive verb that takes a direct object.
r.v.
to fill and levelto fill in (a hole, ditch, or depression)to bridge (a gap)to make up (a deficit)
Examples
- 填平。Gōngrénmen zhèngzài tián píng nàge dà kēng.The workers are filling in that big hole.
- 填平。Zhèngfǔ nǔlì tián píng chéngxiāng zhī jiān de chājù.The government is striving to bridge the gap between urban and rural areas.
- 填平。Tā yòng le hěnduō tǔ cái bǎ yuànzi tián píng.He used a lot of soil to level the yard.
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