Definition
二十分之一 is a fraction meaning 'one twentieth' or 'one out of twenty'. It is typically used as a noun or adverbial to express a proportion, rate, or part of a whole. Despite its POS label ('m' for measure word), it does not function as a classifier in Chinese — it behaves as a numeric expression of quantity and cannot be used like a true measure word (e.g., 个, 张). Use it in contexts involving statistics, probabilities, or fractions of a group.
m
one twentiethone out of twenty
Examples
- 二十分之一。Zhǐ yǒu èr shí fēn de rén tōngguò le zhè cì kǎoshì.Only one twentieth of the people passed this exam.
- 二十分之一。Gōngsī huì bǎ èr shí fēn de lìrùn juān gěi císhàn jīgòu.The company will donate one twentieth of its profits to charity.
- 二十分之一。Zhè zhǒng bìng de fābìnglǜ dàyuē shì èr shí fēn.The incidence rate of this disease is about one in twenty.
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