年均 (nián jūn) — annual average | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

年均 is 'annual average' — the per-year rate over a period. 平均 alone means 'average' or 'to even out'; 年均 specifically pins that average to a yearly figure.

verb

annual average

Examples

年均。
Zhè ge dì qū de nián jūn jiàng shuǐ liàng zhú nián zēng jiā.
The average annual precipitation in this region is increasing year by year.
年均。
Gōng sī nián jūn lì rùn dá dào wǔ qiān wàn yuán.
The company's average annual profit reached 50 million yuan.
GDP。
Guò qù wǔ nián nián jūn GDP zēng zhǎng bǎi fēn zhī liù.
The average annual GDP growth over the past five years was six percent.

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.

均jūnaverage

年 means year, and 均 means average; the sense is an average measured by year.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

禾禾héwheat; grain

Sound part声符shēngfú

人

人rén年nián

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

年 pairs 禾 (grain) with 人, which gives the sound. Its original meaning was harvest, and it later came to mean a year.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

土匀均

Meaning part形符xíngfú

土土tǔearth

Sound part声符shēngfú

匀

匀yún均jūn

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

均 pairs 土 (earth) with 匀, which gives it its sound.

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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9

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