百分之百 (bǎi fēn zhī bǎi) — one hundred percent; absolutely; completely

Definition

numeral

one hundred percentabsolutelycompletely

百分之百。
Zhè ge xiàng mù de chéng gōng lǜ shì bǎi fēn zhī bǎi.
The success rate of this project is one hundred percent.
百分之百。
Wǒ bǎi fēn zhī bǎi dì zhī chí nǐ de jué dìng.
I support your decision one hundred percent.
百分之百。
bǎi fēn zhī bǎi De nǔ lì cái néng chéng gōng.
One hundred percent effort is needed to succeed.

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.

一白百

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

白

Same sound today

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

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

八刀分

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