HSK · Level 73
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Chinese word
均衡
Pronunciation
Pinyinjūn héng
Meaning
- nounbalance
Example
工作和生活要保持均衡。gōng zuò hé shēng huó yào bǎo chí jūn héng
Work and life should be kept in balance.
More examples
科技进步有助于保持国际力量的均衡。kē jì jìn bù yǒu zhù yú bǎo chí guó jì lì liàng de jūn héng
Technological progress helps maintain the balance of international power.
Core concept
Several forces or interests hold one another in check and settle at a point without a strong tilt.
Common phrases
维持均衡wéi chí jūn héng
maintain balance
力量均衡lì liàng jūn héng
balance of power
市场均衡shì chǎng jūn héng
market equilibrium
Similar words
平衡píng héng: A state in which forces or weights are balanced, preventing movement, tipping, or sway.
均等jūn děng: An even distribution in which amounts or shares are equal and not uneven.
稳定性wěn dìng xìng: The quality of staying in the same state with little change or disruption.
Definition in Chinese
指各要素在数量、力量或影响上相互制约、达到一种不倾斜的平衡状态。zhǐ gè yào sù zài shù liàng lì liàng huò yíng xiǎng shàng xiàng hù zhì yuē dá dào yì zhǒng bù qīng xié de píng héng zhuàng tài
Word origin
均 (jūn, "even") + 衡 (héng, "weighing") combines the idea of making things even with the act of comparing their weight, which gives the compound its sense of a well-adjusted whole.
Usage tips
- For a diet, schedule, or workload, this word describes how the parts fit together; it does not by itself mean that every part receives exactly the same amount.
Other meanings
- equilibriumnoun
Opposites
- 失衡shī héngimbalancenoun
Related words
- 均衡化jūn héng huàequalizeverb
- 均衡度jūn héng dùdegree of balancenoun