一分 (yī fēn) — one cent (unit of currency); one minute; a small amount, a tiny bit (of effort, difference, time, etc.)
Definition
一分 is a fraction phrase built on 分 — used for 'one cent' (money), 'one minute' (time), and 'one point' (a tiny amount, as in scores or effort). With abstract nouns like 钱 or scores it reads as a tiny unit; with time it means a single minute.
noun
one cent (unit of currency)one minutea small amounta tiny bit (of effort, difference, time, etc.)
Examples
- 一分。Wǒ lián yī fēn qián dōu méi yǒu.I don't even have a single cent.
- 一分。Qǐng zài děng wǒ yī fēn.Please wait another minute for me.
- 一分。Tā de fēn shù zhī chà yī fēn jiù néng jí gé.His score was just one point short of passing.
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