分数 fēnshù grade
(exam) grade; mark; score; fraction
How to remember 分数: 分 divide + 数 number = grade.
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How it is used
- Most commonly "a grade/score" on a test - 这次考试分数很高 (zhè cì kǎoshì fēnshù hěn gāo) the score on this exam was high.
- Also the math term "fraction" (as in 1/2), a separate but related meaning from the same word.
- Chinese parents and students talk about 分数 constantly - it's central to how academic performance is discussed, distinct from 成绩 (chéngjì) "grades/results" overall, which can include more than just numeric scores.
Example sentences
- 他得到了比我们还高的分数。 Tā dédào le bǐ wǒmen hái gāo de fēnshù.He got a better score than us.
- 他的分数总比我高，尽管他学习得少一点。 Tā de fēnshù zǒngbǐ wǒ gāo, jǐnguǎn tā xuéxí de shǎo yìdiǎn.His scores are always better than mine, even though he doesn't study very much.