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Chinese word
平均
Pronunciation
Pinyinpíng jūn
Meaning
- adverbon average
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.
More examples
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.
Core concept
A range of uneven amounts is treated as one balanced overall level.
Common phrases
平均每年píng jūn měi nián
on average each year
平均而言píng jūn ér yán
on average
Similar words
平均来说píng jūn lái shuō: States the average result or usual trend across several examples.
平均而言píng jūn ér yán: Presents an explanation or judgment based on average data or figures.
平均来看píng jūn lái kàn: Gives an overall view by focusing on the average level or trend.
一般来说yì bān lái shuō: States what usually happens across many cases or experiences.
Definition in Chinese
表示多个数值的总体水平或代表值，常用作副词表示按平均计算的情况或一般而言的估计。biǎo shì duō gè shù zhí de zóng tí shuǐ píng huò dài biǎo zhí cháng yòng zuò fù cí biǎo shì àn píng jūn jì suàn de qíng kuàng huò yì bān ér yán de gū jì
Word origin
平 (píng, "level") + 均 (jūn, "even") combine to express making differences level and treating them as one representative measure.
Usage tips
- As an adverb, it commonly comes before a quantity phrase, showing that the figure describes a group or period rather than one fixed case.
Opposites
- 个别地gè bié dìindividuallyadverb
Related words
- 平均寿命píng jūn shòu mìngaverage life expectancynoun
- 平均数píng jūn shùarithmetic meannoun