… fēn zhī …
fractional number
他把钱分之给了穷人。
tā bǎ qián fēn zhī gěi le qióng rén.
He divided the money and gave it to the poor.
这个蛋糕分之给了大家。
zhè ge dàng gāo fēn zhī gěi le dà jiā.
This cake was divided and given to everyone.
这个班分之成了两个小组。
zhè ge bān fēn zhī chéng le liǎng ge xiǎo zǔ.
This class was divided into two groups.
百分之一 (bǎifēnzhīyī)
one percent
千分之一 (qiānfēnzhīyī)
one thousandth
十分之九 (shí fēn zhī jiǔ)
nine-tenths
十分之八 (shí fēn zhī bā)
eight-tenths
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The Chinese word "…分之…" is a grammatical structure used to express a fractional relationship between two numbers. It is composed of two parts: the numerator and the denominator. The numerator is the number that is being divided, and the denominator is the number that is dividing the numerator. The word "分" means "part" or "portion", and the word "之" means "of". So, the phrase "…分之…" literally means "… parts of …".For example, the phrase "三分之一" means "one third". This is because the numerator is 1 and the denominator is 3. So, "三分之一" means "1 part of 3". Similarly, the phrase "五分之二" means "two fifths". This is because the numerator is 2 and the denominator is 5. So, "五分之二" means "2 parts of 5".The structure "…分之…" can be used with any two numbers. It is a very versatile grammatical structure that can be used to express a wide variety of fractional relationships.
