Chinese word

均摊

Pronunciation

Pinyinjūn tān

Meaning

  • verbsplit evenly

Example

那笔费用我们均摊吧。nà bǐ fèi yòng wǒ men jūn tān ba

Let's split that expense evenly.

Illustration for 均摊 (split evenly)

More examples

同事聚餐，大家把酒水费均摊。tóng shì jù cān dà jiā bá jiǔ shuǐ fèi jūn tān

At a meal with coworkers, everyone split the drink costs evenly.

Core concept

One common bill becomes a set of matching or agreed portions, with each participant carrying one portion.

Common phrases

  • 按人头均摊àn rén tóu jūn tān

    split evenly per person

  • 把账单均摊bǎ zhàng dān jūn tān

    split the bill evenly

  • 大家一起均摊dà jiā yì qǐ jūn tān

    everyone shares equally

Similar words

平摊píng tān: Splitting a cost into equal amounts for everyone involved.
分摊fēn tān: Sharing a cost or loss among several people or departments.
分担fēn dān: Sharing responsibility for work, costs, or other burdens.
平分píng fēn: Dividing an object or amount into equal parts.

Definition in Chinese

把共同产生的支出按约定的比例或按人头平均分配，使每个参与者承担相应份额的动词。bǎ gòng tóng chǎn shēng de zhī chū àn yuē dìng de bǐ lì huò àn rén tóu píng jūn fēn pèi shǐ měi gè cān yù zhě chéng dān xiāng yìng fèn é de dòng cí

Word origin

均摊 (jūntān, "split evenly") combines 均 (jūn, "equal") + 摊 (tān, "apportion"), so a common expense is pictured as spread across the people who owe it.

Usage tips

  • A useful context check is whether money or another expense is involved, since this verb is not the natural choice for dividing time, attention, or an object.

Other meanings

  • split in halfverb
  • shareverb

Opposites

  • 自己承担zì jǐ chéng dānpay for oneselfverb

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