八成 bāchéng eighty percent
eighty percent; most probably; most likely
How to remember 八成: 八 eight + 成 to become = eighty percent.
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How it is used
- Literally 'eighty percent', but the everyday use is 'most likely, probably' - 他八成不来了 (tā bāchéng bù lái le) he probably isn't coming.
- As a fraction: 有八成把握 (yǒu bāchéng bǎwò) to be 80% sure. The 'probably' sense is spoken and casual, roughly like English 'I'd say nine times out of ten'.