万分之一

萬分之一

wànfēnzhīyī

number #32,059

Meanings

1 one ten-thousandth
2 0.01 percent
3 1/10000
4 (fig.) one tiny fraction

Characters

(classical possessive)

Examples

他的贡献只是万分之一。

Tā de gòngxiàn zhǐshì wànfēnzhīyī.

His contribution is just a tiny fraction.

这种病的发病率是万分之一。

Zhè zhǒng bìng de fābìnglǜ shì wànfēnzhīyī.

The incidence of this disease is one in ten thousand.

Tips

usage

Often used figuratively for 'a tiny sliver': 万分之一的可能 = 'one chance in ten thousand', meaning barely any. In finance, 万分之一 = 1 basis point (bp).

Stroke Order

万 wàn

分 fēn

之 zhī

一 yī