百分之五

bǎifēnzhīwǔ

phrase #27,337

Meanings

今年公司的利润增长了百分之五。

Jīnnián gōngsī de lìrùn zēngzhǎng le bǎifēnzhīwǔ.

The company's profits grew by five percent this year.

只有百分之五的申请者通过了面试。

Zhǐyǒu bǎifēnzhīwǔ de shēnqǐngzhě tōngguò le miànshì.

Only five percent of applicants passed the interview.

grammar

Chinese percentages follow the pattern 百分之 (bǎifēnzhī) + number, literally 'of one hundred parts, [number]'. So 百分之五 = 5%, 百分之五十 = 50%, 百分之百 = 100%.

百 bǎi

分 fēn

之 zhī

五 wǔ