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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

水平 [shuǐpíng]
  1. 1. noun standard
    人们的生活水平越来越高。
    People's living standards are getting higher and higher.
  2. 2. adjective horizontal
    箱子要保持水平
    Ensure that the box is horizontal.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

水平 [shuǐpíng]
  1. 1. horizontal; level
    水平梯田
    level terraced field; level terrace
  2. 2. standard; level
    生活水平
    living standard
    文化水平
    standard of education; cultural level
    认识水平
    level of one's understanding

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

水平 [shuǐpíng]
  1. 1. 指与铅垂线成正交的位置;跟水平面平行的直线或平面。
  2. 2. 在某一方面达到的高度
    文化水平
    创一流水平

Examples

测试英语水平
give (students) an English proficiency test
同学们的汉语水平参差不齐。
The students have different levels of proficiency in Chinese.
超过世界先进水平
surpass advanced world levels
达到世界先进水平
come up to advanced world standards
这篇她翻译得不错,过去我们低估了她的英语水平
She translated this piece quite well, We had underestimated her English level.
提高技术水平
increase technical competence
人民的健康水平有了很大提高。
The general level of the people's health has markedly improved.
接近国际水平
approach the international level
拿英语水平来看,她比组里其他人要强些。
So far as English proficiency goes, she is better than the other members of the group.
要赛出水平,也要赛出风格。
We must give a good account of ourselves and display fine sportsmanship as well.

Collocations

水平
a horizontal plane
水平方向
a horizontal direction
保持水平
to hold on to a standard
水平
a high level
生活水平
one's standard of living
提高水平
to improve
打出水平
to give full play to one's skill
水平
a low level

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