比重
Old HSK 6
比重 (bǐzhòng) · proportion
比重 (bǐzhòng) means “proportion; share”. It is written with 2 characters: 比 (to compare) + 重 (heavy). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 比重 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)
重 zhòng · heavy
What 重 is made of
- 千qiān — thousand
- 里lǐ — inside
- 田tián — field
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A burden carried for a thousand 千 miles 里 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
服务业在经济中的比重越来越大。Fúwùyè zài jīngjì zhōng de bǐzhòng yuèláiyuè dà.The service sector's share of the economy keeps growing.
女学生的比重超过了一半。Nǚ xuésheng de bǐzhòng chāoguò le yíbàn.Female students make up more than half.
Questions about 比重
What does 比重 mean?
比重 (bǐzhòng) means “proportion; share”.
How do you pronounce 比重?
比重 is pronounced bǐzhòng.
Which HSK level is 比重?
比重 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 比如bǐrúfor example
- 比如说bǐrúshuōfor example
- 比较bǐjiàofairly
- 比例bǐlìproportion
- 比赛bǐsàimatch
- 相比xiāngbǐto compare
- 比分bǐfēnscore
- 对比duìbǐto compare
- 比方bǐfangfor example
- 比喻bǐyùmetaphor
Learn 比重 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 10: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.