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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

一半 [yíbàn]
  1. 1. one half; half; in part
    一半以上
    more than half
    把菜籽平分一下,给他们一半儿,咱们留一半儿。
    Let's share the vegetable seeds with them, share and share alike.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

一半 [yíbàn]
  1. 1. 二分之一
    我们班有一半是女同学。
    他这辈子,一半时间是在北京度过的。

Examples

差不多一半同学都学过英语。
Nearly half the students have learned some English before.
这篇稿子太长,得砍去一半
The manuscript is too long and should be cut down by half.
把报告缩短一半
cut a report down to half its length
每个月交的饭费里有一半是菜金。
Half of the monthly meal expenses are for dishes.
我的大学同学归里包堆也没有一半从事所学专业相关工作的。
Of all my classmates in college, less than half work in a field that is related to the subject we learned at college.
工程进行到一半,这些涵管就用完了。
These culvert pipes will run out after half of the project is completed.
拥有了坚甲利兵,我们就胜利了一半
Once equipped with strong armor and sharp weapons, we will have won half the battle.
凉风吹来,我的倦意消除了一半
Cool wind blows past, and half of my tiredness is dispelled.
商场大减价了,好多东西现价比原价整整便宜了一半
The mall has a sale now and the prices of many things have dropped by 50%.

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