分数 meaning in English

fēnshù

(exam) grade; mark

HSK 2nounTraditional 分數17 strokes

Meaning of 分数

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

fēnshù

(exam) grade
mark
score
fraction

How to use 分数

分数 is the everyday word for a test score or grade, and in math class it also means a fraction. Example: 这次考试我的分数很高。(Zhè cì kǎoshì wǒ de fēnshù hěn gāo.) My score on this exam was very high.

分 (fēn) means to divide or a point, and 数 (shù) means number. A number of points is your score, and a number divided into parts is a fraction.

Common mistake: Learners often read 数 as shǔ, which is the verb "to count." In 分数 it is shù, fourth tone, meaning "number," as in 数字 (shùzì).

分数 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

他tā得dé到dào了le比bǐ我wǒ们men还hái高gāo的de分fēn数shù。

He got a better score than us.

他tā的de分fēn数shù总zǒng比bǐ我wǒ高gāo，尽jǐn管guǎn他tā学xué习xí得de少shǎo一yì点diǎn。

His scores are always better than mine, even though he doesn't study very much.

她tā完wán全quán不bù担dān心xīn测cè验yàn的de分fēn数shù。

She is not in the least worried about her test scores.

当dāng您nín登dēng记jì美měi国guó大dà学xué时shí，您nín考kǎoTOEFL获huò得de的de分fēn数shù只zhǐ是shì所suǒ选xuǎn因yīn素sù的de其qí中zhōng一yí个gè。

When applying to American universities, your TOEFL score is only one factor.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

分 fēn · to divide · 4 strokes

数 shǔ · to count · 13 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 分数.

分钟	fēnzhōng	minute
部分	bùfen	part; portion; piece; Taiwan pr. [bu4fen4]
一部分	yī bùfen	portion; part of
十分	shífēn	very; completely
数字	shùzì	numeral; digit
分开	fēnkāi	to separate; to part
大部分	dàbùfen	the greater part; the majority; most; Taiwan pr. [da4bu4fen4]
大多数	dàduōshù	(great) majority
人数	rénshù	number of people
多数	duōshù	majority; most
少数	shǎoshù	small number; few
数量	shùliàng	amount; quantity; quantitative

Questions about 分数

What does 分数 mean?

分数 (fēnshù) means "(exam) grade; mark" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 分数?

分数 is made of 2 characters: 分 (4 strokes), 数 (13 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.

Is 分数 an HSK word?

Yes. 分数 is on the HSK 2 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 分数 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 分数 is written 分數.

How do I ask someone what score they got?

You can say 你考了多少分？(Nǐ kǎo le duōshao fēn?) In casual speech people usually just use 分 (fēn) for points, and 分数 is used when talking about the score as a thing.

How do you read a fraction like 3/4 in Chinese?

Chinese says the bottom number first: 四分之三 (sì fēn zhī sān), literally "three of four parts." So one half is 二分之一 (èr fēn zhī yī).