百分之二十

bǎifēnzhī'èrshí

number #41,617

Meanings

1 twenty percent
2 20%

Characters

(classical possessive)

Examples

商品打八折，就是便宜百分之二十。

Shāngpǐn dǎ bā zhé, jiùshì piányi bǎifēnzhī'èrshí.

A 20% discount (八折) means it's 20% cheaper.

百分之二十的员工在家工作。

Bǎifēnzhī'èrshí de yuángōng zài jiā gōngzuò.

Twenty percent of employees work from home.

Tips

culture

Chinese shops mark discounts by the paid fraction, not the discount. 八折 ('eight tenths') = pay 80%, save 百分之二十 (20%). Foreign learners often assume 八折 means 80% off — it actually means 80% of original price.

Stroke Order

百 bǎi

分 fēn

之 zhī

二 èr

十 shí