Definition
万分之一 literally means 'one ten-thousandth' and is used as an idiom to mean 'a tiny fraction' or 'an extremely small amount'. It is not a measure word despite the POS label; it functions as a noun phrase or adverbial expression. The input pinyin 'mò' is incorrect — the correct pronunciation is wàn fēn zhī yī.
m
one ten-thousandth
idiom
a tiny fractionan extremely small amount
Examples
- 万分之一。Zhè jiàn shì fāshēng de kěnéngxìng zhǐ yǒu mò.The probability of this happening is only one in ten thousand.
- 万分之一。Tā chénggōng de xīwàng lián mò dōu bú dào.His hope of success is less than one ten-thousandth.
- ，万分之一。Zài zhème duō rén lǐ, néng zhǎodào tā de jīhuì zhǐ yǒu mò.Among so many people, the chance of finding him is only one in ten thousand.
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