一马平川 yī mǎ píng chuān — a flat, open plain as far as the eye can see
一马平川
yī mǎ píng chuān
Definitions
- a flat, open plain as far as the eye can see
More definitions
CC-CEDICT
- flat land one could gallop straight across (idiom)
- wide expanse of flat country
ExtDict
- 平川:地势平坦的地方。能够纵马疾驰的一片广阔平地。指广阔的平原。
Examples
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驱车出了山口,眼前是一马平川的麦田。
Driving out of the pass, one faced a vast, flat expanse of wheat fields.
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华北平原一马平川,适合机械化耕作。
The North China Plain is a level, open land suited to mechanized farming.