baak3 fan6 leot2百分率

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Definition

Percentage; a rate or proportion expressed per hundred.

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How it's used

While 百分率 is technically correct, it is often used in formal or academic contexts. In casual daily speech, people almost exclusively use 百分比 or even just the word 巴仙 to refer to percentages.

Examples

ni1呢go3個gai3計waak6劃ge3嘅sing4成gung1功baak3百fan6分leot6率hou2好gou1高。

The success rate of this plan is very high.

nei5你zi1知m4唔zi1知ni1呢go3個sou3數geoi3據ge3嘅baak3百fan6分leot6率hai6係gei2幾do1多？

Do you know what the percentage of this data is?

Common phrases

sing4成gung1功baak3百fan6分leot6率

success rate

zang1增zoeng2長baak3百fan6分leot6率

growth rate

Common mistake

Learners often use 百分率 when they are actually looking for the more common and versatile term 百分比. Using 百分率 in a very casual conversation can sound slightly stiff or overly analytical.