百分

bǎifēn

noun #7,567

Meanings

1 percent; percentage
2 hundred points; full marks

Characters

portion; point; to divide

Examples

百分之八十的人同意。

Bǎifēn zhī bāshí de rén tóngyì.

Eighty percent of the people agreed.

我百分之百相信你。

Wǒ bǎifēn zhī bǎi xiāngxìn nǐ.

I believe you one hundred percent.

成功率只有百分之十。

Chénggōnglǜ zhǐ yǒu bǎifēn zhī shí.

The success rate is only ten percent.

Tips

grammar

Chinese percentages use the structure 百分之 + number. Unlike English, the percentage comes before the noun: 百分之五十的学生 (50% of the students). Note the order is reversed from English.

Stroke Order

百 bǎi

分 fēn