平ping4息sik1

English

1. (of wind etc) to subside; to die down
2. to quell; to smooth over (a dispute etc)
3. to suppress (a rebellion etc)
4. flat rate (finance)unreviewed?
5. to calm; to appease; to subside; to quellunreviewed?

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 以借出本金為基礎表達利息方法，如借出$100為期一年，每月還$10，大約每月平息1.7厘，實際年利率20厘unreviewed?
2. 去令到某啲野變得安定、平靜；擺平某啲野unreviewed?

Examples

• 暴风雨平息下来了。

  The storm has died down.

  Tatoeba · crescat CC BY

• 他們的衝突終於平息了。

  Finally, the discord between them came to an end.

  Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

• 我努力地平息他們不斷加溫的爭執。

  I tried very hard to put an end to their heated argument.

  Tatoeba · tsayng CC BY

• unreviewed?

  平息紛爭

  to quell disputes

• unreviewed?

  平息民憤

  to calm the anger of the people

• unreviewed?

  風暴終於平息。

  The storm finally subsided.