百分之十五

bǎifēnzhīshíwǔ

number #36,623

Meanings

1 fifteen percent
2 15%

Characters

of (classical particle)

Examples

HSK 4

百分之十五的学生没有通过考试。

Bǎi fēn zhī shíwǔ de xuéshēng méiyǒu tōngguò kǎoshì.

Fifteen percent of students failed the exam.

HSK 7-9

今年销售额增长了百分之十五。

Jīnnián xiāoshòu'é zēngzhǎng le bǎi fēn zhī shíwǔ.

Sales grew fifteen percent this year.

Tips

grammar

Chinese percentages are written 百分之 N (literally 'of one hundred parts, N'), with the percentage following 之. So 50% = 百分之五十. The order is the reverse of English '15 percent'.

Stroke Order

百 bǎi

分 fēn

之 zhī

十 shí

五 wǔ