Chinese word

比重

Pronunciation

Pinyinbǐ zhòng

Meaning

  • nounshare

Example

年轻人的消费在总支出中比重增加了。nián qīng rén de xiāo fèi zài zǒng zhī chū zhōng bǐ zhòng zēng jiā le

Young people's share of total spending has increased.

Illustration for 比重 (share)

More examples

出口在公司总收入中的比重近年来持续扩大。chū kǒu zài gōng sī zǒng shōu rù zhōng de bǐ zhòng jìn nián lái chí xù kuò dà

The share of exports in the company's total income has continued to grow in recent years.

Core concept

A part's measured share of a whole, viewed as the weight or significance it carries within that whole.

Common phrases

  • 比重上升bǐ zhòng shàng shēng

    share increase

  • 在工业产值中比重zài gōng yè chǎn zhí zhōng bǐ zhòng

    share in industrial output

  • 比重持续扩大bǐ zhòng chí xù kuò dà

    share continues to grow

Similar words

比例bǐ lì: A relationship in which one quantity changes in a fixed ratio to another.
百分比bǎi fēn bǐ: A part of a whole expressed as a number out of one hundred.
份额fèn é: The share of a market or total held by a person, company, or product.
比率bǐ lǜ: The ratio between two quantities, showing how much one is in relation to the other.

Definition in Chinese

表示某一部分在总体或总量中所占的比例，常用于统计描述或表示某事的重要性。biǎo shì mǒu yí bù fèn zài zóng tǐ huò zǒng liàng zhōng suǒ zhàn de bǐ lì cháng yòng yú tǒng jì miáo shù huò biǎo shì mǒu shì de zhòng yào xìng

Word origin

比 (bǐ, "compare") + 重 (zhòng, "weight") presents a part as something weighed against the whole, supporting the word's statistical and figurative senses.

Usage tips

  • It is especially useful when several categories are compared, so it naturally appears with a stated whole such as a budget, workload, or total spending.

Other meanings

  • importancenoun

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