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“on average” in Chinese

Chinese

Pronunciation

Pinyinpíng jūn

Example

我们班的学生平均每天学习两小时。wǒ men bān de xué shēng píng jūn měi tiān xué xí liǎng xiǎo shí

On average, the students in our class study for two hours every day.

Illustration for 平均 (on average)

How to say “on average” in Chinese

“On average” in Chinese is 平均 (píng jūn).

A range of uneven amounts is treated as one balanced overall level.

Full entry for 平均: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 平均

这个城市的气温平均每年在15度左右。zhè ge chéng shì de qì wēn píng jūn měi nián zài 15 dù zuǒ yòu

On average, the temperature in this city is around 15 degrees each year.

Tips for using 平均

  • As an adverb, it commonly comes before a quantity phrase, showing that the figure describes a group or period rather than one fixed case.

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