Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Even and flat: Describing a surface or terrain that lacks significant bumps, slopes, or irregularities; level.
   • Smooth: Often implying a comfortable, uniform quality, especially for roads or land.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Địa hình ở đây rất bằng phẳng. (The terrain here is very even and flat.)
  • Con đường bằng phẳng giúp việc lái xe dễ dàng hơn. (The smooth, flat road makes driving easier.)
  • Cánh đồng bằng phẳng trải dài đến tận chân trời. (The flat field stretches all the way to the horizon.)

Advanced Usage

• Used metaphorically to describe a situation that is stable, uneventful, or without trouble.
  • Cuộc sống của họ khá bằng phẳng, không có sóng gió. (Their life is quite smooth, without any turbulence.)

Variants and Related Words

• Bằng (adj): flat, level.

  • Mặt bàn này rất bằng. (This tabletop is very level.)

• Phẳng (adj): flat, smooth.

  • Tờ giấy này thật phẳng. (This sheet of paper is very smooth.)

Synonyms

• Flat: having a level surface without raised areas.
• Level: having a flat, horizontal surface.
• Even: having a uniform surface; not rough.
• Smooth: having an even and regular surface.

Related Idioms

• Đường bằng phẳng: (literally: a flat road) a smooth-sailing path, indicating an easy course of action or life.
  • Không phải con đường phía trước lúc nào cũng bằng phẳng. (The road ahead is not always smooth.)

1. Even and flat
   • địa hình bằng phẳng
     an even and flat terrain
   • con đường bằng phẳng
     a smooth and flat road