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分之 (fēn zhī) is used to form a fraction in Chinese. When expressing a fraction, the denominator is always said before the numerator. This pattern is also the way percentages are expressed in Chinese.
 
分之 (fēn zhī) is used to form a fraction in Chinese. When expressing a fraction, the denominator is always said before the numerator. This pattern is also the way percentages are expressed in Chinese.
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So a 1/2 is read 二分之一 (èr fēn zhī yī), not 一分之二 (yī fēn zhī èr). 5/6  is read 六分之五 (liù fēn zhī wǔ). To say a percentage, for example, 50 percent, you would say 百分之五十 (bǎi fēn zhī wǔshí).
 
So a 1/2 is read 二分之一 (èr fēn zhī yī), not 一分之二 (yī fēn zhī èr). 5/6  is read 六分之五 (liù fēn zhī wǔ). To say a percentage, for example, 50 percent, you would say 百分之五十 (bǎi fēn zhī wǔshí).
  
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==See Also==
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== Sources and further reading ==

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分之 (fēn zhī) is used to form a fraction in Chinese. When expressing a fraction, the denominator is always said before the numerator. This pattern is also the way percentages are expressed in Chinese.

So a 1/2 is read 二分之一 (èr fēn zhī yī), not 一分之二 (yī fēn zhī èr). 5/6 is read 六分之五 (liù fēn zhī wǔ). To say a percentage, for example, 50 percent, you would say 百分之五十 (bǎi fēn zhī wǔshí).

Basic Pattern

Structure

Denominator + 分之 + Numerator

Examples

  • 我 的 手机 电量 只 有 百 分 之 五 了 。Wǒ de shǒujī diànliàng zhǐ yǒu bǎi fēn zhī wǔ le.My phone battery only has 30% left.
  • 这个 文件 已经 下载 完 了 三 分 之 二 。Zhège wénjiàn yǐjīng xiàzǎi wán le sān fēn zhī èr.Two thirds of this document has been downloaded.
  • 这 块 地 有 五 分 之 四 是 我们 家 的 。Zhè kuài dì yǒu wǔ fēn zhī sì shì wǒmen jiā de.Four fifths of this land belongs to our family.
  • 这 篇 文章 有 五 分 之 三 都 是 抄 别人 的 。Zhè piān wénzhāng yǒu wǔ fēn zhī sān dōu shì chāo biérén de.Three fifths of this article is a copy from other people.
  • 我们 学校 四 分 之 三 的 老师 都 是 男 老师 。Wǒmen xuéxiào sì fēn zhī sān de lǎoshī dōu shì nán lǎoshī.Three fourths of the teachers at our school are male teachers.

Advanced Pattern

Structure

A + 是 / 占 (+ B + 的) + Denominator + 分之 + Numerator

Examples

  • 在 我们 班 ,外国 学生 占 三 分 之 一 。Zài wǒmen bān, wàiguó xuéshēng zhàn sān fēn zhī yī.One third of our class are foreign students.
  • 押金 是 房租 的 百 分 之 二十 。Yājīnyào fù fángzū de bǎifēnzhī èrshí.The deposit is 20% of the rent.
  • 我们 公司 的 市场 份额 占 百 分 之 五十 七 点 四 。Wǒmen de shìchǎng fèné zhàn bǎi fēnzhī wǔshí qī diǎn sì.The market share of our company is 57.4%.
  • 在 美国 ,全职 妈妈 差不多 占 五 分 之 二 。Zài Měiguó, quánzhí māma chàbuduō zhàn wǔ fēn zhī èr.In the US, two fifths of the mothers are full-time mother.
  • 加拿大 跟 中国 差不多 大 ,但是 人口 只 有 中国 人口 的 四十 分 之 一 。Jiānádà gēn Zhōngguó chàbuduō dà, dànshì rénkǒu zhī yǒu Zhōngguó rénkǒu de sìshí fēn zhī yī.Canada is almost as big as China, but its population is only one fortieth of China's.

See also

Sources and further reading

Books