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太平间

tài píng jiān

3-character word Traditional 太平間

What 太平间 means

1. mortuary
2. morgue

The characters in 太平间

• 太tàihighest; greatest; too (much)
• 平píngflat; level; smooth; to make even; to level; equal; on the same level
• 间jiānbetween; among; within a definite time or space

Example sentences

• 医生在患者还活着的时候就把他送入了太平间。
  Yīshēng zài huànzhě hái huózhe de shíhou jiù bǎ tā sòngrù le tàipíngjiān.
  The doctor sent the live patient to the morgue.