概 gài
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 木 — tree
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
概率
gàilǜ
probability
Characters in this word
率 lǜ
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 玄 — deep, profound, abstruse
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 在样本量不足的情况下，计算出的概率并不可靠。 Zài yàngběnliàng bùzú de qíngkuàng xià, jìsuàn chū de gàilǜ bìng bù kěkào. When the sample size is insufficient, the calculated probability is not reliable.
- 明天下雨的概率很大，出门最好带伞。 Míngtiān xià yǔ de gàilǜ hěn dà, chūmén zuìhǎo dài sǎn. There is a high probability of rain tomorrow, so it's best to take an umbrella when you go out.
- 抛硬币时，正面朝上的概率是一半。 Pāo yìngbì shí, zhèngmiàn cháo shàng de gàilǜ shì yíbàn. When you toss a coin, the probability of heads is one half.
Related words
- 大概 dàgài probably; roughly
- 概念 gàiniàn concept
- 概括 gàikuò to summarize
- 概 gài uniformly; without exception
- 概况 gàikuàng general situation; overview
- 概论 gàilùn introduction; general survey
- 一概 yígài all; without exception; categorically
- 一概而论 yígài'érlùn to generalise; to lump everything together
- 汇率 huìlǜ exchange rate
- 率先 shuàixiān to be the first
- 效率 xiàolǜ efficiency
- 率领 shuàilǐng to lead