百分之二十 (bǎi) — 20 percent, twenty percent
Definition
The Chinese way to write percentages: 百分之 + number. So 百分之二十 is 20% — swap the number to say any percentage (百分之五十 = 50%).
numeral
20 percenttwenty percent
Examples
- 百分之二十。bǎi De xué shēng tōng guò le kǎo shì.Twenty percent of the students passed the exam.
- 百分之二十。Gōng zī zēng jiā le bǎi.The salary increased by twenty percent.
- 百分之二十。Zhǐ yǒu bǎi de rén tóng yì zhè ge jì huà.Only twenty percent of people agree with this plan.
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