四分之三 (sì fēn) — three quarters, three fourths (of something)

Définition

Literally 'three parts out of four' — the fraction pattern X分之Y means 'Y over X', read as the fraction 'Y Xths' (e.g. 四分之三 = three quarters). Used like a numeral before 的 to mean 'Y-Xths of…'.

numeral
three quartersthree fourths (of something)

Exemples

  • 四分之三
    sì fēn De xué shēng tōng guò le kǎo shì.
    Three quarters of the students passed the exam.
  • 四分之三
    Tā yǐ jīng wán chéng le sì fēn de gōng zuò.
    He has already completed three quarters of the work.
  • 四分之三
    Zhè ge dàn gāo wǒ zhī chī le sì fēn.
    I only ate three quarters of this cake.

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