减半 (jiǎn bàn) — to reduce by half, to halve
Definition
A verb meaning 'to halve / reduce by half.' Use it as a set phrase — typically in business, policy, or statistics contexts to say a quantity is cut to 50%.
verb
to reduce by halfto halve
Examples
- 减半。Gōng sī de chéng běn yǐ jīng jiǎn bàn le.The company's costs have already been halved.
- 。Zhè ge shù zì jiǎn le yí bàn.This number has been reduced by half.
- ，。Chǎn liàng jiǎn guò yí bàn yǐ hòu, lì rùn fǎn ér zēng jiā le.After production was halved, profits actually increased.
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