Proportion in Chinese
proportion · HSK 5
比例
- 比 than
- 例 example
我们班男女生的比例差不多。 The ratio of boys to girls in our class is about even.
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How do you say proportion in Chinese?
Proportion in Chinese is 比例 (bǐ lì). You can also say 比重 (bǐ zhòng), 占比 (zhàn bǐ), 率 (lǜ), 对比 (duì bǐ).
Which word should I use?
Start with the first one: it is the easiest on the HSK list. The others say it too, often in a more formal way or for a narrower sense; each one’s page has real sentences that show how it is used.
Where do these words come from?
Our own dictionary’s meanings for the official HSK word list. A word is shown for an English word when that is one of its first meanings; the easiest word whose first meaning it is comes first.
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