How to Say ‘It's only about three percent’ in Traditional Chinese
大概百分之三而已
dà gài bǎi fēn zhī sān ér yǐ
[dàgài bǎi fēn zhī sān éryǐ]
💬 Usage Tip: Percentages flip the English order: 百分之三 is literally "of a hundred, three". 而已 (ér yǐ) at the end adds "only, that's all", playing down the amount.
Phrase Breakdown
大概
dà gài
[dàgài]
probably; approximately
Expresses an estimate or likelihood.
大概要等二十分鐘。
It's probably about a twenty-minute wait.
百分之三而已
bǎi fēn zhī sān ér yǐ
only three percent
百分之三 (bǎi fēn zhī sān) means '3 percent'. Literally it is 'three of a hundred parts'. 而已 (éryǐ) means 'only'.
只有百分之五而已。
It's only five percent.
Words in this phrase
百分之三
bǎi fēn zhī sān
[bǎi fēn zhī sān]
three percent
Literally 'three of one hundred parts'; the way to say percentages.
價格只漲了百分之三。
The price only rose three percent.
而已
ér yǐ
[éryǐ]
that's all; only
Placed at the end to downplay something.
我只是問問而已。
I'm just asking, that's all.
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