比重 bǐzhòng proportion
proportion; specific gravity
How to remember 比重: 比 compare + 重 heavy = proportion.
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How it is used
- The proportion/share something takes up, or specific gravity - 所占比重 (suǒ zhàn bǐzhòng) the proportion it accounts for, 比重较大 (bǐzhòng jiào dà) makes up a large share.
- Common in statistics/economics for the relative weight of a part in a whole; also the physics term 'specific gravity'.
- Contrast 占比 (zhànbǐ, proportion/percentage); 比重 is the more established formal word for relative share.