How to Say ‘Not high, only about three percent.’ in Traditional Chinese
不高，大概百分之三而已。
bù gāo dà gài bǎi fēn zhī sān ér yǐ
[bù gāo dàgài bǎi fēn zhī sān éryǐ]
Phrase Breakdown
不高，
bù gāo
Not high,
不 (bù) plus 高 (gāo) means 'not high'. Pause after the comma.
他不高。
He's not tall.
Words in this phrase
不
bù
[bù]
not
Used for negation.
這篇文章根本不含劍法招式的描述。
This article fundamentally does not include descriptions of sword skills.
高
gāo
[gāo]
high
Refers to an elevated or superior level.
他的功夫已達劍法的最高境界。
His skills have reached the highest level of swordsmanship.
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.
In 百分之三, the number comes after 百分之. 而已 (éryǐ) stresses 'just that much'.
百分之十而已。
Only ten 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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