HSK · Level 109
45 words
Chinese word
率
Pronunciation
Pinyinlǜ
Meaning
- nounrate
Example
这个城市的失业率很高。zhè ge chéng shì de shī yè lǜ hěn gāo
The unemployment rate in this city is very high.
More examples
这次考试的合格率明显提高了。zhè cì kǎo shì de hé gé lǜ míng xiǎn tí gāo le
The pass rate on this exam has clearly increased.
Core concept
A measured share of a whole, expressed as a numerical relationship.
Common phrases
合格率hé gé lǜ
pass rate
出勤率chū qín lǜ
attendance rate
成功率chéng gōng lǜ
success rate
Similar words
比率bǐ lǜ: A number that shows the relationship between two amounts.
百分比bǎi fēn bǐ: A value showing how much of a whole a part represents out of 100.
比重bǐ zhòng: A measure showing the size of a part within the whole composition.
Definition in Chinese
指两个或多项之间的比值或某部分占总体的比例，常用于表示百分比或比率数值，作为名词用于统计和描述构成比例。zhǐ liǎng gè huò duō xiàng zhī jiān de bǐ zhí huò mǒu bù fèn zhàn zóng tǐ de bǐ lì cháng yòng yú biǎo shì bǎi fēn bǐ huò bǐ lǜ shù zhí zuò wéi míng cí yòng yú tǒng jì hé miáo shù gòu chéng bǐ lì
Word origin
率 (lǜ, "rate") developed a specialized statistical reading for a numerical relationship, while its older shuài reading remains associated with leading.
Usage tips
- English speakers often hear "rate" as a price, speed, or charge, but Chinese uses this noun broadly for measured percentages and ratios, with the named subject placed before it.
Other meanings
- rationoun
- proportionnoun
Opposites
- 绝对数jué duì shùabsolute numbernoun
Related words
- 百分率bǎi fēn lǜpercentagenoun
- 率直shuài zhífrankadjective