No. 2,964 in Chinese
百分之
"百分之" means "percent" or "percentage" in English.
In a sentence
百分之五十的学生通过了考试。
Fifty percent of the students passed the exam.
Here, '百分之' is used to indicate a fraction or percentage (50%) out of a whole group, specifically referring to the students who passed.
这台机器的效率已经提高了百分之二十。
The efficiency of this machine has increased by 20%.
'百分之' in this sentence is used to denote an increase proportion (20%) relative to a previous state (efficiency of the machine before improvement).
股票增长了百分之十。
The stock increased by 10%.
Here, '% (百分之)' represents a percentage (10%) indicating the growth magnitude of stocks within a financial context.
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