Definition
扁 (biǎn) as an adjective describes something that has been pressed flat or flattened (not level). It contrasts with 平 (píng) and 平坦 (píng tǎn), which refer to a surface that is even or smooth. 扁 also has a separate colloquial verb sense 'to beat up', but that is not the adjective use here.
adjective
flat
Easily confused
- 雇gùlook-aliketo hire, to employ
- 变biànsound-aliketo change (intransitive)
- 护hùlook-aliketo protect
- 遍biànsound-alike(classifier) for the number of times an action is performed fully from start to finish; 'time(s)'
- 边biānsound-alikeside; edge; border; margin
- 便biànsound-alikethen; in that case (indicating a natural consequence or immediate response)
- 编biānsound-aliketo weave, to plait (e.g., hair, baskets)
- 辩biànsound-aliketo debate, to argue, to dispute
Examples
- 扁。Zhè kuài bǐnggān bèi yā biǎn le.This cookie was crushed flat.
- 扁。Tā bǎ zhǐ yā biǎn le.He pressed the paper flat.
- 扁。Zhè zhǒng biǎn de dàizǐ zhuāng bù liǎo duōshǎo dōngxī.This kind of flat bag can't hold much.
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