Definition
百分之 is the pattern for expressing percentages in Mandarin Chinese. It is placed before a number to mean 'X percent'. So 百分之九十 means '90 percent'.
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ninety percent
Examples
- 百分之九十。Xuésheng de kǎoshì jígé lǜ dádào le bǎi fēn zhī jiǔ shí.The student exam pass rate reached 90 percent.
- 百分之九十。bǎi fēn zhī jiǔ shí de kèhù duì fúwù biǎoshì mǎnyì.Ninety percent of customers expressed satisfaction with the service.
- 百分之九十。Gōngsī jīnnián wánchéng le bǎi fēn zhī jiǔ shí de xiāoshòu mùbiāo.The company achieved 90 percent of its sales target this year.
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