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一马平川 — “A vast, unobstructed expanse of flat land”

一马平川 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a vast, unobstructed expanse of flat land”. A wide, open plain.

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一马平川 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 一yī
  • 马mǎ
  • 平píng
  • 川chuān

一马平川 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
一
yī1one, a, single, whole
马
mǎ3horse, big, large
平
píng5flat, level, equal, calm
川
chuān3river or plain

Example Sentence with 一马平川

登上山顶,眼前是一望无际的田野,真是一马平川,令人心旷神怡。
From the mountaintop, an endless expanse of fields stretched before us, truly a vast flat plain, making one feel refreshed and joyful.

Idioms Related to 一马平川

Synonyms of 一马平川

  • yī一wàng望wú无jì际boundless as far as the eye can see
  • wú无biān边wú无jì际boundless and vast
  • màn漫wú无biān边jì际boundless or rambling

Antonyms of 一马平川

  • kēng坑keng坑wā洼wā洼bumpy and uneven
  • qí崎qū岖bù不píng平rugged and uneven
  • yáng羊cháng肠xiǎo小dào道a winding narrow mountain path

More idioms starting with 一

  • yī一dīng丁bù不shí识completely illiterate
  • yī一dīng丁diǎn点er儿a tiny bit
  • yī一bù不zuò作,,èr二bù不xiū休Finish what you start
  • yī一bù不zuò做,,èr二bù不xiū休in for a penny, in for a pound
  • yī一bù不yā压zhòng众,,bǎi百bù不suí随yī一The minority cannot prevail against the majority
  • yī一bù不niǔ扭zhòng众One person cannot defy the crowd
  • yī一shì世zhī之xióng雄A hero of a generation
  • yī一shì世lóng龙mén门A generation's revered influential figure
  • yī一qiū丘yī一hè壑live contentedly in nature
  • yī一qiū丘zhī之hé貉birds of a feather
  • yī一sī丝yī一háo毫the slightest amount
  • yī一sī丝bù不luàn乱perfectly orderly and neat

Questions about 一马平川

What does 一马平川 mean?
一马平川 (yī mǎ píng chuān) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a vast, unobstructed expanse of flat land”.
How do you pronounce 一马平川?
一马平川 is pronounced yī mǎ píng chuān in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 一马平川?
平川:地势平坦的地方。能够纵马疾驰的一片广阔平地。指广阔的平原。
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