bei2 cung5比重
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Yalebéi chúhng
Definition
Proportion; the weight, share, or significance of a part within a whole.
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How it's used
Often used in academic or professional settings to discuss the relative importance or weight of different components within a larger system. Unlike the more general term 比例, which refers to a ratio or scale, 比重 specifically emphasizes the significance or influence of a part relative to the whole.
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In this report, the data accounts for half of the proportion.
Do you think the proportion of this project is too high?
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Common mistake
Learners sometimes confuse this with 比例, but remember that 比重 implies a sense of 'weight' or 'importance' rather than just a mathematical ratio.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
