十分之九 (shí fēn) — nine tenths; 90%

Definition

Examples

• 十分之九的同学都通过了考试。
  shí fēn De tóng xué dōu tōng guò le kǎo shì.
  Nine tenths of the students passed the exam.
• 这个项目的完成率已经达到十分之九。
  Zhè ge xiàng mù de wán chéng lǜ yǐ jīng dá dào shí fēn.
  The completion rate of this project has already reached 90%.
• 地球表面有十分之九被海洋覆盖。
  Dì qiú biǎo miàn yǒu shí fēn bèi hǎi yáng fù gài.
  About nine tenths of the Earth's surface is covered by oceans.