百分之二十

bǎifēnzhī'èrshí

number #41,617

Meanings

1 twenty percent
2 20%

Characters

(classical possessive)

Examples

HSK 4

商品打八折，就是便宜百分之二十。

Shāngpǐn dǎ bā zhé, jiùshì piányi bǎi fēn zhī èrshí.

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

HSK 4

百分之二十的员工在家工作。

Bǎi fēn zhī 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