十分之二

shífēnzhī'èr

number

Meanings

1 two tenths
2 20 percent
3 2/10

Characters

(classical possessive)

Examples

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.

他完成了十分之二的工作。

Tā wánchéngle shífēnzhī'èr de gōngzuò.

He finished two tenths of the work.

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