十分之五

shífēnzhīwǔ

number

Meanings

1 five tenths
2 50 percent
3 one half
4 5/10

Characters

(classical possessive)

Examples

HSK 3

十分之五就是一半。

Shífēnzhīwǔ jiùshì yíbàn.

Five tenths is a half.

HSK 5

十分之五的观众是女性。

Shífēnzhīwǔ de guānzhòng shì nǚxìng.

Five tenths of the audience are women.

Tips

usage

Mathematically equivalent to 一半 or 二分之一 ('one half'), but speakers almost always say 一半 in everyday contexts. 十分之五 shows up mainly in statistical reporting where a consistent denominator matters.

Stroke Order

十 shí

分 fēn

之 zhī

五 wǔ