百分之三十 (bǎi) — thirty percent
Definition
Literally '30 out of 100': 百分之 is the formal way to say 'percent', used with any number (百分之五十 = 50%).
numeral
thirty percent
Examples
- 百分之三十。bǎi De xué shēng tōng guò le kǎo shì.Thirty percent of the students passed the exam.
- 百分之三十。Gōng sī jīn nián xiāo shòu é zēng zhǎng le bǎi.The company's sales increased by thirty percent this year.
- 百分之三十。Tā zhī wán chéng le bǎi de gōng zuò.He only completed thirty percent of the work.
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