比例

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Chinese

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side by side; compare; to gesture
side by side; compare; to gesture; than; ratio
 
example; precedent; rule
example; precedent; rule; case; instance
 
trad. (比例)
simp. #(比例)

Etymology

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Original sense attestable in Classical Chinese. The mathematics sense is believed to have been coined by Matteo Ricci.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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比例

  1. (mathematics) ratio; proportion
    持股比例  ―  chígǔ bǐlì  ―  equity ratio
    男女比例失衡  ―  nánnǚ bǐlì shīhéng  ―  sex ratio imbalance
  2. proportion; percentage; share
  3. (cartography) scale

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Huang Heqing (黃河清), 利玛窦对汉语的贡献, 2003

Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 5
れい
Grade: 4
on'yomi

Noun

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()(れい) (hirei

  1. proportion, ratio

Derived terms

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Verb

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()(れい)する (hirei surusuru (stem ()(れい) (hirei shi), past ()(れい)した (hirei shita))

  1. be proportional, be in proportion

Usage notes

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Often this verb is used in the past tense, 比例した, to mean "commensurate" or "proportionate", or in the -te form 比例して to mean "in proportion." As such it expresses concepts with a verb that are usually expressed with other parts of speech in English.

Conjugation

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Korean

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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比例 (birye) (hangeul 비례)

  1. hanja form? of 비례 (proportion; proportionality)

Vietnamese

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chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

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比例

  1. chữ Hán form of tỉ lệ (proportion; ratio).