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百分点

百分點
bǎifēndiǎn
noun HSK 6 #17,506

Meanings

  1. 1 percentage point

Characters

百
分
点
diǎn
point; dot
A percentage point - the unit of difference between two percentages.

Examples

HSK 3
GDP增长了两个百分点。
GDP Zēngzhǎng le liǎng gè bǎifēndiǎn.
GDP grew by two percentage points.
HSK 7-9
失业率下降了一个百分点。
Shīyèlǜ xiàjiàng le yīgè bǎifēndiǎn.
The unemployment rate dropped by one percentage point.
HSK 7-9
利率上调了0.5个百分点。
Lìlǜ shàngtiáo le líng diǎn wǔ gè bǎifēndiǎn.
The interest rate was raised by 0.5 percentage points.

Tips

usage
百分点 (percentage point) vs. 百分比 (percentage): if inflation goes from 3% to 5%, it rose 2个百分点 (2 percentage points), not 2%. This distinction matters in news and economics.

Stroke Order

百 bǎi
分 fēn
点 diǎn