比例
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
比例 (bǐlì) · proportion
比例 (bǐlì) means “proportion; ratio; scale”. It is written with 2 characters: 比 (to compare) + 例 (precedent). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 比例 is built
The characters
比 bǐ · to compare
What 比 is made of
- 匕bǐ — spoon
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 匕bǐ — spoon
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: Two spoons 匕 side-by-side; 匕 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
例 lì · precedent
What 例 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 列liè — a line
- 歹dǎi — corpse
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 夕xī — evening
- 刂dāo — knife
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 歹dǎi — corpse
Origin hint: 亻 gives the meaning, 列 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我们班男女的比例是一比一。Wǒmen bān nán nǚ de bǐlì shì yī bǐ yī.The ratio of boys to girls in our class is one to one.
这张图的比例不对。Zhè zhāng tú de bǐlì bù duì.The scale of this drawing is wrong.
Questions about 比例
What does 比例 mean?
比例 (bǐlì) means “proportion; ratio; scale”.
How do you pronounce 比例?
比例 is pronounced bǐlì.
Which HSK level is 比例?
比例 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 比如bǐrúfor example
- 比如说bǐrúshuōfor example
- 比较bǐjiàofairly
- 比赛bǐsàimatch
- 相比xiāngbǐto compare
- 比分bǐfēnscore
- 对比duìbǐto compare
- 比方bǐfangfor example
- 比喻bǐyùmetaphor
- 比重bǐzhòngproportion
Learn 比例 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 38: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.