五分之一

wǔfēnzhīyī

number #23,098

Meanings

1 one fifth
2 one-fifth

Characters

of (classical particle)

Examples

中国拥有世界五分之一的人口。

Zhōngguó yōngyǒu shìjiè wǔfēnzhīyī de rénkǒu.

China has one-fifth of the world's population.

她只完成了五分之一的工作。

Tā zhǐ wánchéng le wǔfēnzhīyī de gōngzuò.

She has only completed one-fifth of the work.

Tips

grammar

Chinese fractions follow the pattern X分之Y meaning 'Y out of X parts'. So 五分之一 is literally 'one of five parts' = one fifth. Compare: 三分之二 (two thirds), 四分之三 (three quarters).

Stroke Order

五 wǔ

分 fēn

之 zhī

一 yī