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平起平坐

píng qǐ píng zuò

4-character word

What 平起平坐 means

1. to be on an equal footing

The characters in 平起平坐

• 平píngflat; level; smooth; to make even; to level; equal; on the same level
• 起qǐto rise; to raise; to get up
• 平píngflat; level; smooth; to make even; to level; equal; on the same level
• 坐zuòto sit; to take a seat; to take (a bus, airplane etc)

Example sentences

• 他们自以为能跟我们平起平坐。
  Tāmen zì yǐwéi néng gēn wǒmen píngqǐpíngzuò.
  They consider themselves our equals.