HSK 5 · Verbs

平均 píngjūn “average” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 平均 means

  1. average
  2. on average
  3. evenly
  4. in equal proportions

How to say 平均

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale平píng2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale均jūn1st tone, high and level

平均 in a sentence

  1. 我平均每月看两部电影。

    Wǒ píngjūn měiyuè kàn liǎng bù diànyǐng.

    On average, I watch two films a month.

    Sentence #10400702 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters

  2. 我的成绩高于平均水平。

    Wǒ de chéngjì gāoyú píngjūn shuǐpíng.

    My grades are above average.

    Sentence #834996 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters

  3. 人平均一分钟眨几次眼睛？

    Rén píngjūn yì fēnzhōng zhǎ jǐ cì yǎnjing?

    On average, how many times a minute do people blink?

    Sentence #10752782 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 平均 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 平 (píng) with each of its parts in a different colour
平píngflat; level; smooth
  • 干dry · gān
  • 丷eight form of 八 · bā
The character 均 (jūn) with each of its parts in a different colour
均jūnequal; uniform; even
  • 土earth · tǔMeaning part
  • 匀equal · yúnSound part

土 hints at the meaning (earth); 匀 (yún) hints at the sound. Compare it with jūn.

How to write 平均

平 5 strokes · 均 7 strokes

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

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

Words related to 平均

Words with 平

水平shuǐpíng · level平时píngshí · ordinarily平píng · flat平常píngcháng · ordinary平衡pínghéng · balance平安píng'ān · safe and sound公平gōngpíng · fair平等píngděng · equal平静píngjìng · calm和平hépíng · peace

Words with 均

均匀jūnyún · even

More words: Common Verbs

批pī · measure word for batches or groups披pī · to drape over one’s shoulders飘piāo · to float (in the air)平衡pínghéng · balance破坏pòhuài · to destroy抢qiǎng · to snatch瞧qiáo · to look at切qiē · to cut

FAQs

平均 (píngjūn) means “average” or “on average”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it píngjūn: píng with a 2nd tone, then jūn with a 1st tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 平均 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type pingjun with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 平均 from the suggestions. Typing pingjun into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
平均 is an HSK 5 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 from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.