平均

Chinese

		flat; level; equal flat; level; equal; to make the same score; to tie; to draw; calm; peaceful	equal; even; all equal; even; all; uniform
trad. (平均)		平	均
simp. #(平均)		平	均

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): píngjūn

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄩㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ping⁴ gwan¹

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): phìn-kiûn
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): pêng-kun / pêng-kin

  (Teochew, Peng'im): pêng⁵ geng¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: píngjūn
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄩㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: píngjyun
    • Wade–Giles: pʻing²-chün¹
    • Yale: píng-jyūn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pyngjiun
    • Palladius: пинцзюнь (pinczjunʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰiŋ³⁵ t͡ɕyn⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ping⁴ gwan¹
    • Yale: pìhng gwān
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ping⁴ gwan¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ping⁴ guen¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɪŋ²¹ kʷɐn⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: phìn-kiûn
    • Hakka Romanization System: pinˇ giun´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: pin² giun¹
    • Sinological IPA: /pʰin¹¹ ki̯un²⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei, Philippines)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pêng-kun
    • Tâi-lô: pîng-kun
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pengkwn
    • IPA (Quanzhou, Philippines): /piɪŋ²⁴⁻²² kun³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /piɪŋ²⁴⁻²² kun⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /piɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ kun⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pêng-kin
    • Tâi-lô: pîng-kin
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pengkyn
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /piɪŋ²³⁻³³ kin⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /piɪŋ¹³⁻²² kin⁴⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: pêng⁵ geng¹
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: phêng kṳng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰeŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kɯŋ³³/

Noun

平均

1. average; mean

Verb

平均

1. to average

Adjective

平均

1. (attributive) average; mean

   全球平均氣溫／全球平均气温  ―  quánqiú píngjūn qìwēn  ―  global average temperature

2. equal

Derived terms

• 平均主義／平均主义 (píngjūnzhǔyì)
• 平均值 (píngjūnzhí)
• 平均壽命／平均寿命 (píngjūn shòumìng)
• 平均數／平均数 (píngjūnshù)
• 平均消費傾向／平均消费倾向 (píngjūn xiāofèi qīngxiàng)
• 平均速度 (píngjūn sùdù)

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
平	均
へい Grade: 3	きん Grade: 5
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) へーきん [hèékíń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [he̞ːkʲĩɴ]

Noun

平(へい)均(きん) • (heikin) 

1. average, mean
2. balance, uniformity
3. balance (having equal weight on all sides)

Synonyms

• (average): アベレージ (aberēji)
• (balance): 均衡(きんこう) (kinkō), 均整(きんせい) (kinsei)

Related terms

• 平均値(へいきんち) (heikinchi, “average value”)
• 平均点(へいきんてん) (heikinten, “average mark”)
• 平均的(へいきんてき) (heikinteki, “average”)

Verb

平(へい)均(きん)する • (heikin suru) suru (stem 平(へい)均(きん)し (heikin shi), past 平(へい)均(きん)した (heikin shita))

1. to average
2. to balance, to make uniform
3. to balance (prevent from falling)

Conjugation

Conjugation of "平均する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	平均し	へいきんし	heikin shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	平均し	へいきんし	heikin shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	平均する	へいきんする	heikin suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	平均する	へいきんする	heikin suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	平均すれ	へいきんすれ	heikin sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	平均せよ¹ 平均しろ²	へいきんせよ¹ へいきんしろ²	heikin seyo¹ heikin shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	平均される	へいきんされる	heikin sareru
Causative	平均させる 平均さす	へいきんさせる へいきんさす	heikin saseru heikin sasu
Potential	平均できる	へいきんできる	heikin dekiru
Volitional	平均しよう	へいきんしよう	heikin shiyō
Negative	平均しない	へいきんしない	heikin shinai
Negative continuative	平均せず	へいきんせず	heikin sezu
Formal	平均します	へいきんします	heikin shimasu
Perfective	平均した	へいきんした	heikin shita
Conjunctive	平均して	へいきんして	heikin shite
Hypothetical conditional	平均すれば	へいきんすれば	heikin sureba
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative

Synonyms

• (balance): 釣(つ)り合(あ)う (tsuriau)

References

• 2002, Yasuo Kitahara, 明鏡国語辞典 (Meikyō Kokugo Jiten), First Edition (in Japanese), Tokyo: Taishūkan Shoten, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
平	均

Noun

平均 • (pyeonggyun) (hangeul 평균)

1. Hanja form^? of 평균 (“average; mean”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
平	均

Adjective

平均

1. chữ Hán form of bình quân (“average”).