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分之 (fēn zhī) is used to form a fraction in Chinese. When expressing a fraction, the denominator is always said before the numerator. This pattern is also the way percentages are expressed in Chinese. So "½" is read 二分之一 (èr fēn zhī yī), literally "1 of 2 portions." Note the order: it's ''NOT'' 一分之二 (yī fēn zhī èr). So "¾" is 四分之三 (sì fēn zhī sān), and "⅚" is 六分之五 (liù fēn zhī wǔ). To say a percentage, for example, 50 percent, you would say 百分之五十 (bǎi fēn zhī wǔshí), which is literally the same as how you would pronounce the equivalent fraction "50 hundredths."
== Contents ==  [[[#|hide]]] 
* [[#Basic_Pattern|1 Basic Pattern]] ** [[#Structure|1.1 Structure]] ** [[#Examples|1.2 Examples]] * [[#Advanced_Pattern|2 Advanced Pattern]] ** [[#Structure_2|2.1 Structure]] ** [[#Examples_2|2.2 Examples]] * [[#See_also|3 See also]] * [[#Sources_and_further_reading|4 Sources and further reading]] ** [[#Books|4.1 Books]]
== Basic Pattern == === Structure ===
Denominator + 分之 + Numerator
Remember that the ''denominator'' is the ''bottom'' number in a fraction, but it comes ''first'' in spoken Chinese. === Examples ===
* 我 的 手机 电量 只 有 百 ''分 之'' 五 了 。Wǒ de shǒujī diànliàng zhǐ yǒu bǎi ''fēn zhī'' wǔ le.My phone only has 5% power left. * 这个 文件 已经 下载 了 三 ''分 之'' 二 。Zhège wénjiàn yǐjīng xiàzǎi le sān ''fēn zhī'' èr.This document is two-thirds downloaded. * 这 篇 文章 有 五 ''分 之'' 三 是 抄 别人 的 。Zhè piān wénzhāng yǒu wǔ ''fēn zhī'' sān shì chāo biérén de.Three fifths of this article has been copied from others. * 差不多 三 ''分 之'' 一 的 美国 人 有 护照 。Chàbuduō sān ''fēn zhī'' yī de Měiguó rén yǒu hùzhào.About one third of Americans have passports. * 我们 学校 四 ''分 之'' 三 的 老师 都 是 男 老师 。Wǒmen xuéxiào sì ''fēn zhī'' sān de lǎoshī dōu shì nán lǎoshī.Three fourths of the teachers at our school are male teachers.
== Advanced Pattern == === Structure === This structure is what you'll often see in news stories that use statistics. The word 占 (zhàn) is a bit more formal, and means something like "comprises" or "makes up" or "accounts for."
A + 是 / 占 + B + 的 + Denominator + 分之 + Numerator
=== Examples ===
* 我们 公司 的 外国 员工 '''占''' 三 ''分 之'' 一 。Wǒmen gōngsī de wàiguó yuángōng '''zhàn''' sān ''fēn zhī'' yī.One third of our company's employees are foreigners. * 美国 人口 '''是''' 中国 的 五 ''分 之'' 一 。Měiguó rénkǒu '''shì''' Zhōngguó de wǔ ''fēn zhī'' yī.America's population is one fifth of China's. * 押金 '''是''' 房租 的 百 ''分 之'' 二十 。Yājīnyào '''shì''' fángzū de ''bǎifēn zhī'' èrshí.The deposit is 20% of the rent. * 期末 考试 成绩 '''占''' 总 成绩 的 百 ''分 之'' 三十 。 Qīmò kǎoshì chéngjì '''zhàn''' zǒng chéngjì de bǎi ''fēn zhī'' sānshí.The final exam grade accounts for 30% of the final grade. * 在 美国 ，全职 妈妈 差不多 '''占''' 五 ''分 之'' 二 。Zài Měiguó, quánzhí māma chàbuduō '''zhàn''' wǔ ''fēn zhī'' èr.In the US, full-time mothers are about two fifths of all mothers.
== See also == == Sources and further reading == === Books === * [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Chinese:_An_Essential_Grammar,_Second_Edition Chinese: An Essential Grammar, Second Edition] (pp. 18) [http://amzn.to/2h67UYa →buy] * [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/New_Practical_Chinese_Reader_3_(%E6%96%B0%E5%AE%9E%E7%94%A8%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%AF%BE%E6%9C%AC3) New Practical Chinese Reader 3 (新实用汉语课本3)] (pp. 152-3) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/756191251X/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=756191251X →buy]
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