Definition
七分 literally means 'seven parts' or 'seven-tenths' (70%). It is commonly used as a measure of degree in contexts like cooking doneness (七分熟 'medium-well'), fullness (七分饱 '70% full'), and effort (七分努力 '70% effort'). As an adverb, it modifies the verb to indicate 'mostly' or 'to a large extent'.
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seven-tenths70%
adverb
to 70% of the full extentmostly
Examples
- 七分。Niúpái yào qī fēn shú.The steak should be medium-well.
- 七分。Chīfàn chī qī fēn bǎo zuì jiànkāng.Eating until 70% full is the healthiest.
- 七分，。Chénggōng qī fēn kào nǔlì, sān fēn kào yùnqì.Success is 70% effort and 30% luck.
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