分之 (fēn zhī) — (fraction construction) X 分之 Y = Y/X

Definition

A fraction pattern: read Y分之X as 'X over Y' (e.g. 三分之五 = 5/3). The denominator Y comes after 分之, the numerator X comes before.

idiom

(fraction construction) X 分之 Y = Y/X

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Sì fēn zhī sān shì duō shǎo?
What is three-fourths?
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Wǔ fēn zhī yī de xué shēng kǎo le mǎn fēn.
One-fifth of the students got a perfect score.
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Bǎi fēn zhī bǎi de gù kè dōu mǎn yì.
One hundred percent of the customers are satisfied.

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