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分之
fan6/1 zi1
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out of (indicating fraction) | eg.: 五分之一 one-fifth; one out of five (literally, five parts' one, or, one part out of the five). Some people pronounce this 分6 as in 份6, others pronounce it 分1 as it mirrors tone 1 in Mandarin. Level: 3 Google Frequency: 1,270,000 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 1489 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by tym on 27th Aug 2005 07:03 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03 |
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Characters in this word:分 fan1 fan6 - divide; distribute; distinguish; point之 zi1 - 's; of; it; this; go to; to 17 compounds containing this word:百分之 - percent四分之一 - one-quarter 百分之十 - ten percent 百萬分之一 - one-millionth 百分之百 - one hundred percent; completely 十分之一 - one-tenth 三分之一 - one third 三分之二 - two-thirds 百分之九十 - 90 percent 百分之五十 - fifty percent 百分之一百 - one hundred percent; totally (effective) 十分之 - completely, very, extremely 二分之一 - one-half 千分之一 - one in a thousand 非分之想 - improper or unbecoming thought or desire; inordinate aspiration Common Formations: 三分之一強 - more than a third 二分之一強 - more than half |
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