十分之一

shífēnzhīyī
number #21,829

Meanings

  1. 1 one tenth
  2. 2 a tenth part
  3. 3 1/10

Examples

HSK 3
Tā zhǐ yòng le shífēnzhīyī de shíjiān jiù wánchéng le rènwù.
He completed the task in just one tenth of the time.
HSK 6
Zhège jiàgé zhǐyǒu yuánjià de shífēnzhīyī.
This price is only one tenth of the original price.
HSK 7-9
Shífēnzhīyī de lìrùn yòngyú císhàn shìyè.
One tenth of the profit goes to charity.

Tips

grammar
Chinese fractions follow the pattern: denominator + 分之 + numerator. So 十分之一 = ten parts, of which one = 1/10. The pattern 分之 literally means 'of [these] parts.' Example: 三分之一 (1/3), 四分之三 (3/4).

Stroke Order

shí
fēn
zhī