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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)
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比
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例
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| simp. #(比例)
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比
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例
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Etymology
Original sense attestable in Classical Chinese. The mathematics sense is believed to have been coined by Matteo Ricci.
Pronunciation
Noun
比例
- (mathematics) ratio; proportion
- 持股比例 ― chígǔ bǐlì ― equity ratio
- 男女比例失衡 ― nánnǚ bǐlì shīhéng ― sex ratio imbalance
- proportion; percentage; share
- (cartography) scale
Synonyms
- (ratio): 對比／对比 (duìbǐ)
- (proportion): 比重 (bǐzhòng)
Derived terms
References
Japanese
Pronunciation
Noun
比例 • (hirei)
- proportion, ratio
Derived terms
- 比例区 (hireiku): proportionally represented constituency
- 比例式 (hireishiki): proportional expression
- 比例税 (hireizei): proportional tax
- 比例中項 (hirei chūkō): mean proportional
- 比例配分 (hirei haibun): proportional distribution
- 比例代表制 (hirei daihyō sei): proportional representation
- 名簿式比例代表制 (meibo-shiki hirei daihyō sei): proportional representation system in which votes are cast for a publicly available list of party members
- 拘束名簿式比例代表制 (kōsoku meibo-shiki hirei daihyō sei): proportional representation electoral system
- 非拘束名簿式比例代表制 (hi-kōsoku meibo-shiki hirei daihyō sei): proportional representation system in which both party and individual votes are cast
- 小選挙区比例代表並立制 (shō-senkyoku hirei daihyō heiritsu sei): electoral system composed of single-seat and multiple-seat constituencies
- 逆比例 (gyakuhirei): inverse proportion to
- 正比例 (seihirei): direct proportion
- 単比例 (tanpirei): simple proportion
- 定比例 (teihirei): fixed proportion
- 反比例 (hanpirei): inverse proportion
- 複比例 (fukuhirei): compound proportion
- 定比例の法則 (teihirei no hōsoku): law of definite proportions
- 倍数比例の法則 (baisū hirei no hōsoku): law of multiple proportions
Verb
比例する • (hirei suru) suru (stem 比例し (hirei shi), past 比例した (hirei shita))
- be proportional, be in proportion
Usage notes
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
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
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| Mizenkei ("imperfective")
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比例し
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ひれいし
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hirei shi
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| Ren’yōkei ("continuative")
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比例し
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ひれいし
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hirei shi
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| Shūshikei ("terminal")
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比例する
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ひれいする
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hirei suru
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| Rentaikei ("attributive")
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比例する
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ひれいする
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hirei suru
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| Kateikei ("hypothetical")
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比例すれ
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ひれいすれ
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hirei sure
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| Meireikei ("imperative")
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比例せよ¹
比例しろ²
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ひれいせよ¹
ひれいしろ²
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hirei seyo¹
hirei shiro²
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| Key constructions
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| Passive
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比例される
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ひれいされる
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hirei sareru
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| Causative
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比例させる
比例さす
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ひれいさせる
ひれいさす
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hirei saseru
hirei sasu
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| Potential
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比例できる
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ひれいできる
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hirei dekiru
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| Volitional
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比例しよう
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ひれいしよう
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hirei shiyō
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| Negative
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比例しない
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ひれいしない
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hirei shinai
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| Negative continuative
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比例せず
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ひれいせず
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hirei sezu
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| Formal
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比例します
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ひれいします
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hirei shimasu
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| Perfective
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比例した
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ひれいした
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hirei shita
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| Conjunctive
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比例して
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ひれいして
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hirei shite
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| Hypothetical conditional
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比例すれば
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ひれいすれば
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hirei sureba
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¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative
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Korean
Noun
比例 • (birye) (hangeul 비례)
- hanja form? of 비례 (“proportion; proportionality”)
Vietnamese
Noun
比例
- chữ Hán form of tỉ lệ (“proportion; ratio”)