百分点

百分點

bǎifēndiǎn

noun HSK 6 #17,506

Meanings

1 percentage point

Characters

百分 (percent) + 点 (point). A percentage point - the unit of difference between two percentages.

Examples

HSK 4

GDP增长了两个百分点。

GDP zēngzhǎng le liǎng ge bǎifēndiǎn.

GDP grew by two percentage points.

HSK 6

失业率下降了一个百分点。

Shīyèlǜ xiàjiàng le yí ge 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 ge 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