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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 &quot;½&quot; is read 二分之一 (èr fēn zhī yī), literally &quot;1 of 2 portions.&quot; Note the order: it's ''NOT'' 一分之二 (yī fēn zhī èr). So &quot;¾&quot; is 四分之三 (sì fēn zhī sān), and &quot;⅚&quot; 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 &quot;50 hundredths.&quot;

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* [[#Basic_Pattern|<span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Basic Pattern</span>]]
** [[#Structure|<span class="tocnumber">1.1</span> <span class="toctext">Structure</span>]]
** [[#Examples|<span class="tocnumber">1.2</span> <span class="toctext">Examples</span>]]
* [[#Advanced_Pattern|<span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Advanced Pattern</span>]]
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== <span id="Basic_Pattern" class="mw-headline">Basic Pattern</span> ==

=== <span id="Structure" class="mw-headline">Structure</span> ===

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Denominator + 分之 + Numerator


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Remember that the ''denominator'' is the ''bottom'' number in a fraction, but it comes ''first'' in spoken Chinese.

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* 我 的 手机 电量 只 有 百 ''分 之'' 五 了 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ de shǒujī diànliàng zhǐ yǒu bǎi ''fēn zhī'' wǔ le.</span><span class="trans">My phone only has 5% power left.</span>
* 这个 文件 已经 下载 了 三 ''分 之'' 二 。<span class="pinyin">Zhège wénjiàn yǐjīng xiàzǎi le sān ''fēn zhī'' èr.</span><span class="trans">This document is two-thirds downloaded.</span>
* 这 篇 文章 有 五 ''分 之'' 三 是 抄 别人 的 。<span class="pinyin">Zhè piān wénzhāng yǒu wǔ ''fēn zhī'' sān shì chāo biérén de.</span><span class="trans">Three fifths of this article has been copied from others.</span>
* 差不多 三 ''分 之'' 一 的 美国 人 有 护照 。<span class="pinyin">Chàbuduō sān ''fēn zhī'' yī de Měiguó rén yǒu hùzhào.</span><span class="trans">About one third of Americans have passports.</span>
* 我们 学校 四 ''分 之'' 三 的 老师 都 是 男 老师 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒmen xuéxiào sì ''fēn zhī'' sān de lǎoshī dōu shì nán lǎoshī.</span><span class="trans">Three fourths of the teachers at our school are male teachers.</span>


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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 &quot;comprises&quot; or &quot;makes up&quot; or &quot;accounts for.&quot;

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A + 是 / 占 + B + 的 + Denominator + 分之 + Numerator


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* 我们 公司 的 外国 员工 '''占''' 三 ''分 之'' 一 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒmen gōngsī de wàiguó yuángōng '''zhàn''' sān ''fēn zhī'' yī.</span><span class="trans">One third of our company's employees are foreigners.</span>
* 美国 人口 '''是''' 中国 的 五 ''分 之'' 一 。<span class="pinyin">Měiguó rénkǒu '''shì''' Zhōngguó de wǔ ''fēn zhī'' yī.</span><span class="trans">America's population is one fifth of China's.</span>
* 押金 '''是''' 房租 的 百 ''分 之'' 二十 。<span class="pinyin">Yājīnyào '''shì''' fángzū de ''bǎifēn zhī'' èrshí.</span><span class="trans">The deposit is 20% of the rent.</span>
* 期末 考试 成绩 '''占''' 总 成绩 的 百 ''分 之'' 三十 。 <span class="pinyin">Qīmò kǎoshì chéngjì '''zhàn''' zǒng chéngjì de bǎi ''fēn zhī'' sānshí.</span><span class="trans">The final exam grade accounts for 30% of the final grade.</span>
* 在 美国 ，全职 妈妈 差不多 '''占''' 五 ''分 之'' 二 。<span class="pinyin">Zài Měiguó, quánzhí māma chàbuduō '''zhàn''' wǔ ''fēn zhī'' èr.</span><span class="trans">In the US, full-time mothers are about two fifths of all mothers.</span>


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