Expressing fractions with "fenzhi"

Nível: HSK 4 | Categoria: Gramática

Explicação da Regra:

分之 (fēn zhī) is used to express fractions 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." Denominator + 分之 + Numerator Remember that the denominator is the bottom number in a fraction, but it comes first in spoken Chinese. Knowing that this order actually totally fits the overall "big to small" Chinese cultural pattern might help you to remember.

Exemplos com Falantes Nativos:

• 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's battery is only 5%."
• 这个文件已经下载了三分之二。 (zhègè wénjiàn yǐjīng xiàzài le sān fēn zhī èr 。): "This file has been downloaded by two thirds."
• 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 was copied by others."
• 差不多三分之一的美国人有护照。 (chàbùduō sān fēn zhī yī de měiguó rén yǒu hùzhào 。): "Almost 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 dū shì nán lǎoshī 。): "Three quarters of the teachers in our school are male teachers."

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