半数 (bàn shù) — half the number; half (of a group)
Definition
半数 specifically means 'half (of a group/count)' and refers to a quantity of people or things. Unlike 半 or 一半, which can modify measures or fractions, 半数 is used as a noun for roughly half of a set.
noun
half the numberhalf (of a group)
Examples
- 半数。bàn shù De xuǎn mín tóu le fǎn duì piào.Half of the voters cast opposing votes.
- 半数。Chāo guò bàn shù de qǐ yè yǐ jīng shí xiàn le yíng lì.More than half of the enterprises have already turned a profit.
- 半数。Zhè cì kǎo shì yǒu bàn shù de xué shēng méi yǒu jí gé.Half of the students didn't pass this exam.
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