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Stroke order
水平 is written in 9 strokes across 2 characters.

- 水 — 4 strokes
- 平 — 5 strokes
Senses
- horizontal; level
- a standard; a level (of ability, development etc)
Example sentences
- 他的中文水平很高。Tā de Zhōngwén shuǐpíng hěn gāo.His level of Chinese is very high.
- 我想提高自己的水平。Wǒ xiǎng tígāo zìjǐ de shuǐpíng.I want to raise my own level.
Related words
水平 is pronounced shuǐpíng and means “nivel”. HSK 3 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 水平 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.