四分之三 (sì fēn) — three quarters, three fourths (of something)
Definition
Literally 'three parts out of four' — the fraction pattern X分之Y means 'Y over X', read as the fraction 'Y Xths' (e.g. 四分之三 = three quarters). Used like a numeral before 的 to mean 'Y-Xths of…'.
numeral
three quartersthree fourths (of something)
Examples
- 四分之三。sì fēn De xué shēng tōng guò le kǎo shì.Three quarters of the students passed the exam.
- 四分之三。Tā yǐ jīng wán chéng le sì fēn de gōng zuò.He has already completed three quarters of the work.
- 四分之三。Zhè ge dàn gāo wǒ zhī chī le sì fēn.I only ate three quarters of this cake.
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