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百分
bǎifēn
Description
"百分"常常用来说比例或分数，比如"百分之五十"就是一半。
"百分" is often used to express proportions or fractions, for example, "百分之五十" means half.
在考试里，一百分是满分，所以"百分"也让人想到最好的成绩。
In exams, a score of one hundred is full marks, so "百分" also reminds people of the best score.
Meanings
百分之bǎifēn zhī
percent (used as "percent of")
今天有百分之八十的人来了。
Eighty percent of the people came today.
百分bǎifēn
a full score of one hundred points
他这次考试得了百分。
He scored full marks on this exam.
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Notes
- Etymology
百 (hundred) + 分 (part/point); percentages use the pattern 百分之 + number.
- Nuance
百分之百 means "one hundred percent" and often figuratively "completely, totally."
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