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Mandarin Chinese: Decimals, Fractions & Percentages with Marc

4,118 views · Published 25 May 2017 · 8:09 · Indexed 28 October 2026

Channel: eChineseLearning · 2017 · Education

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Discussing numbers is essential in daily life and especially in the workplace, where you must be precise and accurate in many professions. In Mandarin Chinese, discussing "less than a whole": decimals, fractions & percentages is important to be precise and accurate with your Chinese. Today, Teacher Marc breaks down some important things you must know to get it right.
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DECIMALS:
点 (diǎn) = dot, or point
Reading decimals in Chinese follows the same structure as reading them in English: 
三点二 (sān diǎn èr) = three point two

If there are zeros in the decimals, no matter how many, in the fraction part we need to read all of them out. 

零点零二秒 (líng diǎn líng èr miǎo) = zero point zero two seconds (0.02 seconds)
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DIVISION & FRACTIONS:
分之 (fēn zhī) = divide this
分 (fēn) = divide
之 (zhī) = this

The order of reading fractions in Chinese is opposite that of English. The pattern for expressing division is: 
denominator + 分之 (fēn zhī) + numerator

三分之二 (sān fēn zhī èr) = 2/3 (two thirds)
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PERCENTAGES:
When discussing percentages, you must know: 
百分 (bǎi fēn zhī) = percentage
The pattern when communicating percentage is:
百分 (bǎi fēn zhī) + number

百分之百 (bǎi fēn zhī bǎi) = 100%

Wǒ gěi bǎi fēn zhī shíwǔ.
我给百分之十五. 
I give fifteen percent (15%).
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