半数 (半數)
bàn shù
Pinyin

Definition

半数 (半數)
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bàn shù
  1. half the number
  2. half

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

一半
yī bàn
  1. 1 half
半
bàn
  1. 1 half
  2. 2 semi-
  3. 3 incomplete
  4. 4 (after a number) and a half
半夜
bàn yè
  1. 1 midnight
  2. 2 in the middle of the night
三更半夜
sān gēng bàn yè
  1. 1 in the depth of the night
  2. 2 very late at night
上半年
shàng bàn nián
  1. 1 first half (of a year)

Idioms (14)

一瓶子不响，半瓶子晃荡
yī píng zi bù xiǎng , bàn píng zi huàng dang
  1. 1 lit. a full bottle makes no sound; a half-filled bottle sloshes (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. empty vessels make the most noise
一知半解
yī zhī bàn jiě
  1. 1 lit. to know one and understand half (idiom); a smattering of knowledge
  2. 2 dilettante
  3. 3 amateur
一鳞半爪
yī lín bàn zhuǎ
  1. 1 lit. one scale and half a claw (idiom); only odd bits and pieces
事半功倍
shì bàn gōng bèi
  1. 1 half the work, twice the effect (idiom); the right approach saves effort and leads to better results
  2. 2 a stitch in time saves nine
半推半就
bàn tuī bàn jiù
  1. 1 half willing and half unwilling (idiom); to yield after making a show of resistance

Sample Sentences

水战是我军的优势。曹操虽然人多，但是北方人不熟悉水战，而且他们半数士兵都已经很疲惫了。
shuǐzhàn shì jūn de yōushì 。Cáo Cāo suīrán rén duō ，dànshì běifāngrén bù shúxī shuǐzhàn ，érqiě tāmen bànshù shìbīng dōu yǐjīng hěn píbèi le 。
My army's specialty is aquatic warfare. Cao Cao has a lot of men, but northerners aren't comfortable fighting in the water. And half of their soldiers are already worn out.
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