Meaning
样本 refers to a representative portion or example taken from a larger group for testing, analysis, or demonstration purposes. It's commonly used in scientific, statistical, business, and quality control contexts to refer to samples that represent the characteristics of a whole population or batch.
Usage
This term is standard in formal and technical contexts, especially in statistics, research, medicine, and quality inspection. It's often paired with words like 抽取 (to extract), 检测 (to test), or 分析 (to analyze). Native speakers use it when discussing data collection, market research, or scientific experiments.
Examples
- 01我们需要收集更多的样本才能得出可靠的结论。.We need to collect more samples to draw reliable conclusions.
- 02这次调查的样本量太小，代表性不够。, .The sample size for this survey is too small and not representative enough.
Characters
Measure words
- 个三个样本
- 份一份样本
Common collocations
- 样本数据sample data
- 随机样本random sample
- 抽取样本to draw/extract a sample
- 样本量sample size
Antonyms
Origin
样 originally meant 'appearance' or 'pattern', while 本 means 'root' or 'foundation'. Together they form a compound meaning 'a representative specimen' or 'foundational example' that shows the characteristics of the whole.