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 zhèzhǒng bìng de gàilǜ zhǐyǒu bǎiwànfēnzhīyī.
The probability of contracting this disease is only one in a million.
Zhèzhǒng 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