十分之二

shífēnzhī'èr

number

Meanings

1 two tenths
2 20 percent
3 2/10

Characters

(classical possessive)

Examples

HSK 2

他完成了十分之二的工作。

Tā wánchéng le shífēnzhī'èr de gōngzuò.

He finished two tenths of the work.

HSK 4

十分之二的人不同意这个方案。

Shífēnzhī'èr de rén bù tóngyì zhège fāng'àn.

Two tenths of people disagree with this plan.

Tips

usage

十分之二 = 2/10 = 20%. In everyday speech Chinese prefers 百分之二十 (20%) for percentages; 十分之二 shows up more in literary or statistical contexts. Note the apostrophe in pinyin before 二 (èr) to separate syllables.

Stroke Order

十 shí

分 fēn

之 zhī

二 èr