Definition
百分 rarely stands alone; it must be paired with 之 to form 百分之 ＋ number, which is the standard way to express percentages in Chinese. For example, 百分之五 means 'five percent'. There is no standalone noun 'percent' — you always say 百分之X.
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percent (used in the 百分之... structure)
Examples
- 。Kǎoshì dé le bǎi fēn zhī jiǔshí.I got ninety percent on the exam.
- 。bǎi fēn zhī sānshí de rén xǐhuan yùndòng.Thirty percent of people like sports.
- 。Zhège chǎnpǐn jiàgé xiàjiàng le bǎi fēn zhī shí.The price of this product dropped by ten percent.
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