十分之一

shífēnzhīyī
number #21,829

Meanings

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

Examples

Tā zhǐ yòng le shífēnzhīyī de shíjiān jiù wánchéng le rènwù.
He completed the task in just one tenth of the time.
Zhège jiàgé zhǐyǒu yuánjià de shífēnzhīyī.
This price is only one tenth of the original price.
Shífēnzhīyī de lìrùn yòng yú 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