三分之二

sānfēnzhī'èr

number #19,080

Meanings

1 two-thirds

Characters

parts; to divide

of (classical particle)

Examples

HSK 4

三分之二的学生投了赞成票。

Sānfēnzhī'èr de xuésheng tóu le zànchéngpiào.

Two-thirds of the students voted in favor.

HSK 6

地球表面三分之二是海洋。

Dìqiú biǎomiàn sānfēnzhī'èr shì hǎiyáng.

Two-thirds of the Earth's surface is ocean.

Tips

grammar

Chinese fractions follow the pattern X分之Y, read bottom-up: 'of X parts, Y'. So 三分之二 = 'of three parts, two' = two-thirds.

Stroke Order

三 sān

分 fēn

之 zhī

二 èr