Never make these mistakes in Chinese 93

Foreigners often make some strange mistakes in Chinese when they study the most difficult language— —Chinese. We try to analyze typical sentences to correct these errors.

          Nàshì èrshí sān fēn liù.
False: 那是二十三分六。
          Nàshì èrshí sān fēnzhī liù.
True: 那是二十三分之六。

汉语用“……分之……”表示分数,应当在分后补上不可少的之。
“分之” is the formula to indicate fractions in Chinese. 之 is obligatory after 分. 

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