Definition
百分之 is a fixed construction used to express percentages. It always precedes a number to form a percentage expression, e.g. 百分之三 'three percent'. You cannot use it alone or without a following number.
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percent (used before a number to form a percentage)
Examples
- 。Zhège xiàngmù de jìndù yǐjīng wánchéng le bǎi fēn zhī wǔshí.This project's progress has already reached fifty percent.
- 百分之。Yínháng de lìlǜ jīnnián xiàjiàng le bǎi fēn zhī líng diǎn wǔ.The bank's interest rate dropped by zero point five percent this year.
- 。Wǒmen de mùbiāo shì bǎ chéngběn jiàngdī bǎi fēn zhī èrshí.Our goal is to reduce costs by twenty percent.
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