平均
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
平均 (píngjūn) · average
平均 (píngjūn) means “average; on average; evenly”. It is written with 2 characters: 平 (flat) + 均 (equal). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 平均 is built
The characters
平 píng · flat
What 平 is made of
- 干gàn — dry (gān)
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
Origin hint: A leveling scale (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
均 jūn · equal
What 均 is made of
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 匀yún — equal
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 冫bīng — ice
- 丶 — dot
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
Origin hint: 土 gives the meaning, 匀 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我们班的平均成绩是八十分。Wǒmen bān de píngjūn chéngjì shì bāshí fēn.Our class's average score is eighty points.
你平均每天睡几个小时？Nǐ píngjūn měi tiān shuì jǐ gè xiǎoshí?On average, how many hours do you sleep a day?
Questions about 平均
What does 平均 mean?
平均 (píngjūn) means “average; on average; evenly”.
How do you pronounce 平均?
平均 is pronounced píngjūn.
Which HSK level is 平均?
平均 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 公平gōngpíngfair
- 平安píng'ānsafe
- 平常píngchángusually
- 平等píngděngequal
- 平时píngshíusually
- 水平shuǐpínglevel
- 一路平安yīlù píng'ānhave a safe trip
- 和平hépíngpeace
- 平方píngfāngsquare (meter etc.)
- 平静píngjìngcalm
Learn 平均 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 61: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.