百分之一

bǎifēnzhīyī

phrase #24,881

Meanings

1 one percent
2 one hundredth

Characters

of (classical particle)

Examples

HSK 3

他只完成了任务的百分之一，还差得远呢。

Tā zhǐ wánchéng le rènwù de bǎifēnzhīyī, hái chà de yuǎn ne.

He has only completed one percent of the task; there is still a long way to go.

HSK 7-9

这种疾病的死亡率不到百分之一。

Zhèzhǒng jíbìng de sǐwánglǜ bùdào bǎifēnzhīyī.

The mortality rate for this disease is less than one percent.

Tips

grammar

百分之一 follows the pattern X分之Y (Y out of X): 百 (hundred) + 分 (part) + 之 (of) + 一 (one) = one hundredth = 1%. This same structure is used for all fractions in Chinese: 三分之二 = two thirds, 十分之三 = three tenths.

Stroke Order

百 bǎi

分 fēn

之 zhī

一 yī