四分之一 (sì fēn zhī yī) — one quarter; one fourth
Definition
A fractional numeral meaning 'one quarter / one fourth' (¼). Use this specific form for fractions whose denominator is 4; say 二分之一 for 'one half', 三分之一 for 'one third', etc.
numeral
one quarterone fourth
Examples
- 四分之一。Wǒ chī le zhè ge dàn gāo de sì fēn zhī yī.I ate one quarter of this cake.
- 四分之一。Tā yòng le sì fēn zhī yī xiǎo shí wán chéng gōng zuò.He used a quarter of an hour to finish the work.
- 四分之一。Zhè ge chéng shì sì fēn zhī yī de rén kǒu dōu shì xué shēng.One quarter of this city's population are students.
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