Definition
平底 describes something that has a flat bottom — most commonly used for shoes (flat-soled shoes like 平底鞋) and cookware (flat-bottomed pans like 平底锅). Unlike English "low-heeled", 平底 strictly means "flat-bottomed" with no heel at all. It functions as a noun modifier in compound words.
n.
flat bottomflat-soled (of shoes)flat-bottomed (of cookware)
Examples
- 。Zhè shuāng píng de xié chuān zhe hěn shūfu.This pair of flat shoes is very comfortable to wear.
- 。Wǒ mǎi le yí ge píng de guō lái jiān jīdàn.I bought a flat-bottomed pan to fry eggs.
- ，。Gāogēnxié chuān lèi le, háishì píng de xié hǎo.High heels are tiring to wear; flat shoes are better.
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