百分点 bǎifēndiǎn percentage point
How to remember 百分点: 百 hundred + 分 divide + 点 point = percentage point.
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How it is used
- A percentage point - the unit for a change between two percentages - 上升了两个百分点 (shàngshēng le liǎng gè bǎifēndiǎn) rose by two percentage points.
- Crucially different from 百分之 (bǎifēnzhī, percent): going from 10% to 12% is 两个百分点, not 两个百分之.
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