百分之四十 (bǎi) — forty percent
Definition
Use 百分之四十 when giving a percentage, with 百分之 + [number] meaning '[number] percent'. In conversation you can often drop 百分之 and just say 四十 percent.
numeral
forty percent
Examples
- 百分之四十。Zhè ge chǎn pǐn de hé gé lǜ shì bǎi.The pass rate of this product is forty percent.
- 百分之四十。Wǒ men gōng sī yǒu bǎi de yuán gōng shì nǚ xìng.Forty percent of our company's employees are women.
- 百分之四十。Tā zhī wán chéng le bǎi de rèn wu.He only completed forty percent of the task.
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