百分之十

bǎifēnzhīshí

number #18,996

Meanings

1 ten percent
2 10%

Characters

parts; to divide

Literally: of one hundred parts, ten

Examples

今年公司的利润增长了百分之十。

Jīnnián gōngsī de lìrùn zēngzhǎng le bǎifēnzhīshí.

The company's profit grew by 10% this year.

百分之十的学生没有通过考试。

Bǎifēnzhīshí de xuésheng méiyǒu tōngguò kǎoshì.

Ten percent of the students didn't pass the exam.

Tips

grammar

Chinese percentages follow the pattern 百分之 + number. The 之 acts like 'of' -- literally 'of a hundred parts, ten'. The number comes AFTER 百分之, opposite to English (10% vs 百分之十).

Stroke Order

百 bǎi

分 fēn

之 zhī

十 shí