Chinese word

占比

Pronunciation

Pinyinzhàn bǐ

Meaning

  • nounproportion

Example

在这个项目中，占比很大。zài zhè ge xiàng mù zhōng zhàn bǐ hěn dà

The proportion is high in this project.

Illustration for 占比 (proportion)

More examples

会议参与者中，男性的占比比女性略高。huì yì cān yù zhě zhōng nán xìng de zhàn bí bǐ nǚ xìng lüè gāo

Among the meeting participants, the proportion of men is slightly higher than the proportion of women.

Core concept

A part's measured share within a larger whole, like a slice whose weight is judged against the entire set.

Common phrases

  • 男性占比nán xìng zhàn bǐ

    proportion of men

  • 女性占比nǚ xìng zhàn bǐ

    proportion of women

Similar words

百分比bǎi fēn bǐ: A percentage value showing how much of a whole belongs to one part.
比率bǐ lǜ: The amount of one thing in relation to another, expressed as a ratio.
比例bǐ lì: The ratio relationship between two quantities.

Definition in Chinese

指某部分在总体中所占的比重，多在统计或描述结构时使用，常以百分比表示。zhǐ mǒu bù fèn zài zóng tǐ zhōng suǒ zhàn de bǐ zhòng duō zài tǒng jì huò miáo shù jié gòu shí shǐ yòng cháng yǐ bǎi fēn bǐ biǎo shì

Word origin

占 (zhàn, "occupy") + 比 (bǐ, "ratio") combines the ideas of taking up space and comparing amounts, forming a noun for a part's measured place within a whole.

Usage tips

  • For general conversation, this word is useful when the topic involves budgets, survey results, or group composition; it is not the usual choice for describing simple physical size.

Other meanings

  • relative weightnoun
  • percentagenoun

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