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三分之一

sānfēnzhīyī
number #10,649

Meanings

  1. 1 one third
  2. 2 1/3

Characters

三
sān
three
分
fēn
parts
之
zhī
of (literary)
一
yī
one

Examples

地球的三分之一被水覆盖。
Dìqiú de sānfēnzhīyī bèi shuǐ fùgài.
One third of the Earth is covered by water.
我已经完成了三分之一的工作。
Wǒ yǐjīng wánchéng le sānfēnzhīyī de gōngzuò.
I've completed one third of the work.

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

三 sān
分 fēn
之 zhī
一 yī

Related Words

四分之一 sìfēnzhīyī #8,566
one quarter; one fourth; 1/4 / a quarter (of something)
三分之二 sānfēnzhīèr #19,080
two-thirds
三分 sānfēn #9,685
three points (in basketball, etc.) / three out of ten; somewhat; slightly
一分 yīfēn #2,506
one point / one cent / one minute
一部分 yībùfen HSK 2 #6,753
part / portion
百分之百 bǎifēnzhībǎi #7,601
one hundred percent / absolutely / completely
分之 fēnzhī #42,863
(used in fractions, e.g. 三分之一 = one third) / out of; -ths (fraction marker)
第三 dìsān #1,038
third / number three / 3rd
一技之长 yījìzhīcháng HSK 7 #40,352
a special skill / a professional forte / an expertise
三点 sāndiǎn #5,092
three o'clock / three points
三分之一 sānfēnzhīyī
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