HSK · Level 87
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Chinese word
几率
Pronunciation
Pinyinjī lǜ
Meaning
- nounchance
Example
明天下雨的几率很大。míng tiān xià yǔ de jī lǜ hěn dà
The chance of rain tomorrow is high.
More examples
加强防疫可以降低感染的几率。jiā qiáng fáng yì ké yǐ jiàng dī gán rǎn de jī lǜ
Strengthening epidemic prevention can lower the chance of infection.
Core concept
A scale from unlikely to likely for judging whether an event will happen.
Common phrases
提高几率tí gāo jī lǜ
increase the chance
降低几率jiàng dī jī lǜ
lower the chance
成功的几率chéng gōng de jī lǜ
chance of success
发生的几率fā shēng de jī lǜ
chance of occurring
Similar words
概率gài lǜ: A numerical or theoretical measure of how likely an event is to occur.
可能性kě néng xìng: The extent to which an event is possible or likely to occur.
Definition in Chinese
用于表示某事发生的概率或可能性大小的名词，侧重非精确的估计，可与“有/没有”“很大/很小”等结构搭配。yòng yú biǎo shì mǒu shì fā shēng de gài lǜ huò kě néng xìng dà xiǎo de míng cí cè zhòng fēi jīng què de gū jì kě yǔ yǒu méi yǒu hěn dà hén xiǎo děng jié gòu dā pèi
Word origin
几率 (jīlǜ, "chance") combines 几 (jī, "how many; several") with 率 (lǜ, "rate"), presenting an event's rate as an approximate estimate rather than a precise figure.
Usage tips
- In everyday forecasts, a high 几率 (jīlǜ, "chance") signals a stronger expectation, not a promise that the predicted event will happen.
Other meanings
- probabilitynoun
- likelihoodnoun
Opposites
- 确定性què dìng xìngcertaintynoun
- 不可能性bù kě néng xìngimpossibilitynoun