百万分之一

百萬分之一
bǎiwànfēnzhīyī
phrase #24,852

Meanings

  1. 1 one in a million
  2. 2 one millionth

Examples

Huàn zhè zhǒng bìng de gàilǜ zhǐyǒu bǎiwànfēnzhīyī.
The probability of contracting this disease is only one in a million.
Zhè zhǒng kuàngwùzhì zài hǎishuǐ zhōng de nóngdù yuē wéi bǎiwànfēnzhīyī.
The concentration of this mineral in seawater is approximately one millionth.

Tips

grammar
Chinese fractions follow the pattern X分之Y meaning Y out of X (lit. X-divided-of-Y). So 百万分之 = one out of one million. Similarly: 三分之一 = one third, 百分之一 = one percent.

Stroke Order

bǎi
wàn
fēn
zhī