五五 (wǔ wǔ) — (classifier) fifty-fifty, equal share (of profits, ownership, votes, etc.)
Definition
A colloquial reduplicating pattern for 'fifty-fifty' — an equal split of profits, votes, or a partnership. Read as two syllables with neutral tones in running speech.
classifier
fifty-fiftyequal share (of profits, ownership, votes, etc.)
Examples
- ，。Wǒ men liǎng jiā gōng sī wǔ wǔ fēn chéng, gè zhàn yí bàn.Our two companies split the profits fifty-fifty, each taking half.
- 五五，。Zhè cì tóu piào jié guǒ shì wǔ wǔ kāi, méi yǒu yíng jiā.The voting result was a fifty-fifty split; there was no winner.
- 五五，。Tā men jué dìng wǔ wǔ hé huǒ, gòng tóng jīng yíng zhè jiā diàn.They decided to go into a fifty-fifty partnership and run the shop together.
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