Definition
亿万分之一 literally means 'one part in a hundred million' and is used as an idiom to describe something extremely rare or a very small probability. It often carries an emotional tone, similar to 'one in a million' in English, emphasizing how special or unlikely an event or connection is.
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one in a hundred million (extremely rare)a very small probability
Examples
- 亿万分之一。Néng yù dào nǐ zhēn shì yì mò de yuánfèn.Meeting you is truly a one-in-a-billion fate.
- 亿万分之一，。Zhè zhǒng jīhuì yì mò, nǐ yídìng yào zhuā zhù.This kind of opportunity is one in a billion; you must seize it.
- 亿万分之一，。Tā chénggōng de gàilǜ zhǐ yǒu yì mò, dàn tā zuò dào le.His chance of success was only one in a billion, but he made it.
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