三分之一

sānfēnzhīyī
number #10,649

Meanings

  1. 1 one third
  2. 2 1/3

Examples

HSK 2
Wǒ yǐjīng wánchéng le sānfēnzhīyī de gōngzuò.
I've completed one third of the work.
HSK 7-9
Dìqiú de sānfēnzhīyī bèi shuǐ fùgài.
One third of the Earth is covered by water.

Tips

grammar
Chinese fractions use the pattern X分之Y = Y/X. The denominator comes first: 三分之一 = 1/3, 四分之三 = 3/4.

Stroke Order

sān
fēn
zhī