六分之一 (liù fēn zhī yī) — one sixth; one part out of six equal parts
Definition
A fraction meaning 'one sixth' — one part when something is divided into six equal shares. The pattern is [number] + 分之 + [number], read bottom-up (六分之一 = 1⁄6, 六分之三 = 3⁄6).
numeral
one sixthone part out of six equal parts
Examples
- 六分之一。Zhè kuài dàn gāo de liù fēn zhī yī shì wǒ chī de.I ate one sixth of this cake.
- 六分之一。Wǒ men bān liù fēn zhī yī de xué shēng shì nǚ shēng.One sixth of the students in our class are girls.
- 六分之一。Tā zhǐ yòng liù fēn zhī yī de shí jiān jiù wán chéng le rèn wu.He finished the task in only one sixth of the time.
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