The Chinese word 分之 is a preposition that means “part” or “portion”. It is commonly used to express a ratio or a fraction, often in the context of percentages or in financial calculations. For example, if you want to say “20% of the profits”, you would say “利润的百分之二十”. The word 分之 is also used in expressions like “比例分之”, which means “proportionally”.
Translation
Expression: used for fractions and percentages
Pronunciation
Example Sentences
| Chinese | Pinyin | Engish |
|---|---|---|
| 这个蛋糕是我们三个人分之一 | zhège dàngāo shì wǒmen sān gè rén fēn zhī yī | This cake is one-third for each of us three |
| 我们公司的利润百分之五十归你 | wǒmen gōngsī de lìrùn bǎi fēn zhī wǔshí guī nǐ | Fifty percent of our company’s profit belongs to you |
| 这个项目的成本百分之二十由我们承担 | zhège xiàngmù de chéngběn bǎi fēn zhī èrshí yóu wǒmen chéngdān | We will bear twenty percent of the cost for this project |
| 我们家的花园是我和我妻子分之一的 | wǒmen jiā de huāyuán shì wǒ hé wǒ qīzi fēn zhī yī de | Our garden is divided equally between my wife and me |
| 这个比赛的奖金百分之三十将捐赠给慈善机构 | zhège bǐsài de jiǎngjīn bǎi fēn zhī sānshí jiāng juānzèng gěi císhàn jīgòu | Thirty percent of the prize money for this competition will be donated to charity |
| 这个国家的人口百分之八十居住在城市里 | zhège guójiā de rénkǒu bǎi fēn zhī bāshí jūzhù zài chéngshì lǐ | Eighty percent of the population in this country lives in cities |
HSK
分之 is part of HSK Level 4 in HSK 2.0. In the newer HSK 3.0 it is not listed as one of the vocabularies to learn anymore.
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