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Expressing fractions with "fenzhi"
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- [Expressing "multiples" with
"bei"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22multiples%22_with_%22bei%22) (B1)
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[分之](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E5%88%86%E4%B9%8B)
Contents
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- [1 Basic
Pattern](#Basic_Pattern "wikilink")
- [1.1
Structure](#Structure "wikilink")
- [1.2
Examples](#Examples "wikilink")
- [2 Advanced
Pattern](#Advanced_Pattern "wikilink")
- [2.1
Structure](#Structure_2 "wikilink")
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Examples](#Examples_2 "wikilink")
- [3 See
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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
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### 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
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