人平 (rén píng) — (verb) to average per capita; (adverb) on a per-capita basis, per person

Definition

人均 is the HSK 7 equivalent of "per capita / per person" — used in formal, often statistical or economic writing. The adjunction 人均收入/分配 is standard collocation; the per-capita sense is conveyed by the whole phrase, not 均 alone.

verb
to average per capita
adverb
on a per-capita basisper person

Examples

  • 人平。
    Zhè ge dì qū de rén píng shōu rù dá dào le bā qiān yuán.
    The per-capita income in this region has reached 8,000 yuan.
  • 人平。
    Tā men jué dìng jiāng lì rùn rén píng fēn pèi.
    They decided to distribute the profits on a per-capita basis.
  • ，人平。
    Jīng guò jì suàn, zhè xiē liáng shi rén píng měi rén wǔ shí gōng jīn.
    After calculation, these grains average 50 kilograms per person.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

人rénperson
平píngaverage

A 平 taken per 人, giving the per-capita average.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 人 shows a side view of a standing person, with an arm and a leg.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The origin is uncertain. One explanation combines 八 (division) and 亏 (exhaled air) to show smooth speech.

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