比例
bǐ​lì HSK3

proportion

比例 bǐ​lì
proportion noun
The relationship between different amounts, sizes, or parts of a whole; numerical ratio or percentage; (mathematics) an equality of two ratios (a:b = c:d)

这两种黑色素的比例决定了你的头发是多么红。

zhè liǎng zhǒng hēi​sè​sù de bǐ​lì jué​dìng le nǐ de tóu​fa shì duō​me hóng.

The ratio of these two types of melanin determines how red your hair is.

scale noun
The ratio between the size of something in a map, model, or drawing and its actual size

这地图的比例是多少？

zhè dì​tú de bǐ​lì shì duō​shao?

What's the scale of this map?

to follow precedent
(literary) To compare or handle a case by following a previous example; to act according to precedent

Frequency
Movie subtitles
5.16 per million appears in 2% of films
Written text
107.0 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 5
HSK 3.0
Level 3

Cross-References

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Sources
Frequency data
SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)