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Chinese word
频率
Pronunciation
Pinyinpín lǜ
Meaning
- nounfrequency
Example
请减少发邮件的频率。qǐng jián shǎo fā yóu jiàn de pín lǜ
Please reduce the frequency of sending emails.
More examples
年轻人中这种错误的出现频率较高。nián qīng rén zhōng zhè zhǒng cuò wù de chū xiàn pín lǜ jiào gāo
This mistake has a relatively high occurrence frequency among young people.
Core concept
A scale showing how many repeated events fit into a particular span of time or situation.
Common phrases
提高频率tí gāo pín lǜ
increase frequency
降低频率jiàng dī pín lǜ
decrease frequency
出现频率chū xiàn pín lǜ
occurrence frequency
广播频率guǎng bō pín lǜ
broadcast frequency
Similar words
次数cì shù: The total count of occurrences of an action or event within a period.
周期zhōu qī: The time span from one occurrence of an event to the next.
Definition in Chinese
在一定时间或一定条件内，某种事件重复出现的次数或比率。zài yí dìng shí jiān huò yí dìng tiáo jiàn nèi móu zhǒng shì jiàn chóng fù chū xiàn de cì shù huò bǐ lǜ
Word origin
频 (pín, "frequent") + 率 (lǜ, "rate") joins the idea of happening repeatedly with the idea of a measured share or rate.
Usage tips
- Chinese commonly places verbs meaning raise, lower, or reduce before this noun, while English usually expresses the same idea with a phrase such as "how often" in an ordinary question.
Other meanings
- ratenoun
Related words
- 频率分布pín lǜ fēn bùfrequency distributionnoun
- 采样频率cǎi yàng pín lǜsampling frequencynoun