What does 分之 mean in Chinese?

分之 (fēn zhī) means "(fraction marker)" in Chinese.

分之

Q: How do you use 分之 in a sentence?

三分之一的学生来自国外。 (Sān fēn zhī yī de xuéshēng láizì guówài.) — A third of the students are from abroad.

Pinyin: fēn zhī

(fraction marker)

🏮 Chinese HSK 4 🔢 Numbers & Measure

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三分之一的学生来自国外。

Sān fēn zhī yī de xuéshēng láizì guówài.

A third of the students are from abroad.

What 分之 means

分之 (fēn zhī) is a Chinese word meaning “(fraction marker)”. It belongs to the Numbers & Measure topic and appears at HSK 4, so it is one of the words worth learning early when you study Chinese.

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HSK 4

页 yè page 数量 shù liàng quantity 厘米 lí mǐ centimeter 辆 liàng measure word for vehicles 类 lèi type; category 倍 bèi times; -fold 遍 biàn time(s); all over 场 chǎng measure word (events) 份 fèn measure word (portion/copy) 顿 dùn measure word for meals 朵 duǒ measure word for flowers 公里 gōng lǐ kilometer

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