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I know that if you want to express "X-tenth(s)", you can use 成. For example:

增产三成

上座率有九成。

However, these only express the figure at one decimal point. If you want to express any figure at two or more decimal points, can you still use 成? For example:

黄金周五成北京市民选择的是4至6天的行程。 # one-decimal point (0.5)

黄金周五十五成北京市民选择的是4至6天的行程。 # two-decimal points (0.55)

Or if you can't, how can you express the figure usually?

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  • 0。55:零点五五, 55%:百分之五十五,seems to exhaust possibilities, see grammars on numerals
    – user6065
    Commented Sep 27, 2017 at 10:06

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Well, you could say 五成五 for 0.55 or 55%. 99% could be 九成九.

For example, 九成九的人会参加这会议, meaning 99% of people will attend the meeting.

Usually, people won't put that accurate. They may just say 大约五成, meaning 50% or so. But 几成几 is a normal expression.

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  • Thanks. So how about three decimal points (e.g. 0.938)?
    – Blaszard
    Commented Sep 27, 2017 at 10:20
  • No one would use three decimal points for this kind of purpose. To be more precise, you might have to use percentage or just 0.xxxxx.
    – dan
    Commented Sep 27, 2017 at 10:23
  • OK, then in that case is the expression always in arabic numerals? Or can you also express it in Chinese characters?
    – Blaszard
    Commented Sep 27, 2017 at 10:25
  • Or, you could joke on it by saying 九成三点八 for 0.938. lol. People would understand you。
    – dan
    Commented Sep 27, 2017 at 10:25
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    It would look awkward when 0.921 written in Chinese characters.
    – dan
    Commented Sep 27, 2017 at 10:32

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