四分之一

sìfēnzhīyī

number #8,566

Meanings

1 one quarter; one fourth; 1/4
2 a quarter (of something)

Characters

to divide; part

of (classical particle)

Four parts, of them one — literally 'one of four parts,' meaning one quarter.

Examples

世界上四分之一的人口在中国。

Shìjiè shàng sìfēnzhīyī de rénkǒu zài Zhōngguó.

A quarter of the world's population is in China.

他只完成了四分之一的工作。

Tā zhǐ wánchéng le sìfēnzhīyī de gōngzuò.

He only completed a quarter of the work.

把蛋糕切成四分之一。

Bǎ dàngāo qiē chéng sìfēnzhīyī.

Cut the cake into quarters.

Tips

grammar

Chinese fractions follow the pattern X分之Y = Y/X (Y out of X parts). The denominator comes first: 三分之二 = 2/3, 十分之一 = 1/10, 百分之五十 = 50%. Note: the order is reversed compared to English.

Stroke Order

四 sì

分 fēn

之 zhī

一 yī