四分

sìfēn

noun #6,207

Meanings

把蛋糕切成四分。

Bǎ dàngāo qiē chéng sìfēn.

Cut the cake into four parts.

四分之一的学生迟到了。

Sìfēnzhīyī de xuéshēng chídào le.

A quarter of the students were late.

grammar

四分之一 (sì fēn zhī yī) means "one quarter." The pattern X分之Y means Y out of X parts (Y/X).

四 sì

分 fēn