HSK 6 · Ideas

比重 bǐzhòng “proportion” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 比重 means

  1. proportion
  2. share
  3. specific gravity
  4. (physics) specific gravity

How to say 比重

  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale比bǐ3rd tone, dipping
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale重zhòng4th tone, falling

比重 in a sentence

  1. 水果在他的饮食中占很大的比重。

    Shuǐguǒ zài tā de yǐnshí zhōng zhàn hěn dà de bǐzhòng.

    Fruit makes up a large part of his diet.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 女性员工的比重越来越大。

    Nǚxìng yuángōng de bǐzhòng yuèláiyuè dà.

    The proportion of female staff is getting bigger and bigger.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 比重 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 比 (bǐ) with each of its parts in a different colour
比bǐto compare
  • 匕spoon · bǐ
  • 匕spoon · bǐ

Memory aidTwo people 匕 side by side: to compare.

The character 重 (zhòng) with each of its parts in a different colour
重zhòngheavy
  • 千thousand · qiān
  • 里village · lǐ

How to write 比重

比 4 strokes · 重 9 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

比重 (bǐzhòng) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 比重 (bǐzhòng). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 比重

Words with 比

比bǐ · compared to比较bǐjiào · compare比赛bǐsài · sports match比如bǐrú · for example对比duìbǐ · to contrast比例bǐlì · proportion无比wúbǐ · incomparable比方bǐfang · example比喻bǐyù · metaphor

Words with 重

重要zhòngyào · important重zhòng · heavy重视zhòngshì · to take seriously尊重zūnzhòng · to esteem严重yánzhòng · grave重点zhòngdiǎn · key point重新chóngxīn · again重复chóngfù · to repeat重大zhòngdà · major重量zhòngliàng · weight

More words: Ideas & Concepts

弊病bìbìng · drawback弊端bìduān · abuse比方bǐfang · example比喻bǐyù · metaphor步伐bùfá · pace布局bùjú · layout不言而喻bùyán'éryù · self-evident不择手段bùzéshǒuduàn · by any means necessary

FAQs

比重 (bǐzhòng) means “proportion” or “share”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it bǐzhòng: bǐ with a 3rd tone, then zhòng with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 比重 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type bizhong with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 比重 from the suggestions. Typing bizhong into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
比重 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.