Definition
三分 literally means 'three parts' or 'three-tenths' and is often used in proportional comparisons, especially in the pattern 三分...七分... ('three parts X, seven parts Y') to indicate a balance. It can also be used figuratively to mean 'a little bit' or 'somewhat', expressing a degree of something. As a noun, it can function adverbially in these senses.
n.
three parts (of ten)thirty percent(figurative) a little bitsomewhatto some extent
Examples
- 三分，。Zhè jiàn shì sān fēn kào yùnqì, qī fēn kào nǔlì.This matter is three parts luck, seven parts effort.
- 三分，。Tā sān fēn kāiwánxiào de shuō, bié dàngzhēn.He said it half-jokingly, don't take it seriously.
- ，三分。Tīngle zhè huà, tā xīnlǐ yǒu sān fēn bú kuài.Hearing this, she felt a little displeased.
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