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百分比

bǎifēnbǐ

percentage

A pie chart with one red wedge pulled out, beside a magnifier
Memory picture

Characters in this word

百 bǎi

Strokes
6
Radical
白 — white
Made of
一 one 白 white
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

分 fēn

Strokes
4
Radical
刀 — knife
Made of
八 eight 刀 knife
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

比 bǐ

Strokes
4
Radical
比 — to compare, liken
Made of
匕 spoon, ladle 匕 spoon, ladle
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 报告只给出了增长百分比,却没有说明基数,因此容易误导公众。 Bàogào zhǐ gěi chū le zēngzhǎng bǎifēnbǐ, què méiyǒu shuōmíng jīshù, yīncǐ róngyì wùdǎo gōngzhòng. The report gave only the growth percentage but did not state the base figure, so it could easily mislead the public.
  • 请把各部分的百分比写在图表旁边。 Qǐng bǎ gè bùfen de bǎifēnbǐ xiě zài túbiǎo pángbiān. Please write the percentage of each part next to the chart.
  • 这个班里女生所占的百分比比去年高了。 Zhège bān lǐ nǚshēng suǒ zhàn de bǎifēnbǐ bǐ qùnián gāo le. The percentage of girls in this class is higher than last year.

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