千分之一

qiānfēnzhīyī
number #31,111

Meanings

  1. 1 one thousandth
  2. 2 0.1 percent
  3. 3 1/1000
  4. 4 per mille

Examples

Zhòngjiǎng de gàilǜ zhǐyǒu qiānfēnzhīyī.
The odds of winning are only one in a thousand.
Wùchā kòngzhì zài qiānfēnzhīyī yǐnèi.
The margin of error is kept within one thousandth.

Tips

usage
Chinese uses 分之 for per-mille (‰) rates — common in finance, interest, and error margins. Where English says 'basis points' (1 bp = 0.01%), Chinese often reaches for 万分之一 (one ten-thousandth).

Stroke Order

qiān
fēn
zhī