百分比 bǎifēnbǐ percentage
怎么记住“百分比”: 百 hundred + 分 divide + 比 compare = percentage.
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用法
- A percentage - 计算百分比 (jìsuàn bǎifēnbǐ) to calculate the percentage; 所占百分比 (the percentage it makes up).
- The abstract ratio; contrast 百分点 (bǎifēndiǎn, percentage point), which measures the gap between two percentages.
- Don't confuse 上升了5% (rose 5%) with 上升了5个百分点 (rose 5 percentage points) - a classic statistics trap.