balance in Chinese

How to write 平衡

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平衡 is listed in the official HSK vocabulary at HSK 5. An advanced band: enough to read newspapers and watch films.

平衡 in a sentence

• 工gōng作zuò和hé生shēng活huó要yào平píng衡héng。

  Work and life need balance.

• 她tā能néng保bǎo持chí平píng衡héng。

  She can keep her balance.

• 骑qí自zì行xíng车chē要yào保bǎo持chí平píng衡héng。

  Riding a bike requires balance.

平衡 vs 均衡 vs 稳定

Similar and easily confused words, and how they differ.

• 均衡 jūn héng balanced; even

  'Evenly distributed' — 营养均衡 'balanced nutrition'. 平衡 is the general state of equilibrium; 均衡 is about proportion.

• 稳定 wěn dìng stable

  'Stable/steady' — 情绪稳定 'emotionally stable'. 平衡 can be lost and regained; 稳定 is staying put.