百分之二百 (bǎi fēn zhī èr bǎi) — (idiom) two hundred percent (used for emphasis); complete; absolute; total

Definition

An emphatic expression meaning 'two hundred percent' — used to stress completeness or certainty (e.g. ∼的信心 'absolute confidence'), not a literal fraction.

idiom
two hundred percent (used for emphasis)completeabsolutetotal

Examples

  • 百分之二百。
    Wǒ duì zhè ge jì huà yǒu bǎi fēn zhī èr bǎi de xìn xīn.
    I have two hundred percent confidence in this plan.
  • 百分之二百，。
    Tā dā ying dé bǎi fēn zhī èr bǎi kěn dìng, bú huì fǎn huǐ de.
    He agreed with absolute certainty; he won't back out.
  • ，百分之二百。
    Rú guǒ nǐ néng zuò dào, nà zhēn shì bǎi fēn zhī èr bǎi de hǎo.
    If you can do it, that would be absolutely wonderful.

Origin

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
一一yī
Sound part声符shēngfú
白
白bái百bǎi
Same sound today

百 combines 一, which carries the number meaning, with 白, which provides the sound.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

分 pairs 八 (to separate) with 刀 (knife), showing something cut apart with a knife.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The shape pairs 止, a foot, with 一, a beginning place, and means to go.

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An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

二 is drawn as two parallel strokes, where the number of strokes shows the amount.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
一一yī
Sound part声符shēngfú
白
白bái百bǎi
Same sound today

百 combines 一, which carries the number meaning, with 白, which provides the sound.

Open 百 →

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