tōng
fēn

technical

Meaning of 通分

通分 means to reduce fractions to a common denominator. Pronounced tōng fēn.

  • to reduce fractions to a common denominator

Definitions & Examples

suàn
èr1
fēn/
zhī2
jiā1
sān/
fēn3
zhī
 
zhī
qián
men
yào
xiān
 

Before calculating one-half plus one-third, we need to reduce them to a common denominator first.

Tōng
fēn
hòu
de
gōng
fēn
shì
liù6
 
suǒ
èr1
fēn/
zhī2
biàn
chéng3
sān/
fēn6
 
zhī1
liù/
sān3
fēn
zhī
2
biàn/
chéng6
 

The common denominator after conversion is six, so one-half becomes three-sixths and one-third becomes two-sixths.

Lǎo
shī
jiāo
men
yòng
zuì
xiǎo
gōng
bèi
shù
zuò
wéi
gōng
fēn
lái
tōng
 

The teacher taught us how to use the least common multiple as the common denominator to reduce fractions.

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