发生率 (fā shēng lǜ) — occurrence rate, incidence rate

Definition

noun
occurrence rateincidence rate

Examples

  • 发生率。
    Zhè zhǒng bìng de fā shēng lǜ fēi cháng gāo.
    The incidence rate of this disease is very high.
  • 发生率。
    Wǒ men xū yào jiàng dī shì gù de fā shēng lǜ.
    We need to reduce the accident occurrence rate.
  • 发生率。
    Tǒng jì xiǎn shì gǎn mào de fā shēng lǜ zài shàng shēng.
    Statistics show that the incidence rate of colds is rising.

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.

发生occur
发fāproduce生shēngarise
联合Side by side
率lǜrate

发生 means arising or occurring, and 率 is a rate, giving the rate at which something occurs.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 發; 发 is its simplified writing.

The simplified 发 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words (爆发, 出发) it is 發; in others (理发, 头发) it is 髮.

The form 發, which 发 stands for in many words, was originally drawn as a bow firing an arrow.

Open 发 →

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

生 shows 屮 (a bud) above 一 (the ground), drawing a sprout coming up from the earth.

Open 生 →

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

率 was drawn as a bird-catching net, with a stick above and below. In the form described, the lower horizontal stroke is missing, so the whole shape represents a rope.

Open 率 →

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