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比例

bǐ lì · bi li

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HSK 3Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. proportion
  2. scale
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A ratio of porridge

  1. Dengdeng

    煮(zhǔ)米饭(mǐfàn)，水(shuǐ)和(hé)米(mǐ)的(de)比例(bǐlì)是(shì)多少(duōshao)？

    Cooking rice: what is the ratio of water to rice?

  2. Liangliang

    差不多(chàbuduō)一比一点五(yībǐyīdiǎnwǔ)。

    About one to one and a half.

  3. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)按(àn)这个(zhège)比例(bǐlì)放(fàng)。

    OK, I will use this ratio.

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)放(fàng)了(le)多少(duōshao)水(shuǐ)？

    How much water did you put in?

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)放(fàng)了(le)三杯(sānbēi)，米(mǐ)只有(zhǐyǒu)一杯(yībēi)。

    Three cups, and only one cup of rice.

  6. Liangliang

    这个(zhège)比例(bǐlì)，你(nǐ)煮(zhǔ)出来(chūlái)的(de)是(shì)粥(zhōu)！

    With this ratio, what you cook is porridge!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)张(zhāng)地(dì)图(tú)的(de)比(bǐ)例(lì)是(shì)一(yī)比(bǐ)一(yí)万(wàn)。

The scale of this map is one to ten thousand.

02

女(nǚ)生(shēng)和(hé)男(nán)生(shēng)的(de)比(bǐ)例(lì)大(dà)约(yuē)是(shì)三(sān)比(bǐ)二(èr)。

The ratio of girls to boys is about three to two.

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比
bǐ

to compare; (followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun}

例
lì

example; precedent

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