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半数

bàn shù

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 半數

半数 (bàn shù) means "half the number; half". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 半数 means

1. half the number; half

The characters in 半数

• 半bànhalf; semi-; incomplete
• 数shùnumber; figure; several; a few

Example sentences

• 有过半数的居民反对这个计划。
  More than half the residents are opposed to the plan.
• 我的书有过半数被昨晚的那场火灾烧毁了。
  Wǒ de shū yǒu guòbàn shù bèi zuówǎn de nà chǎng huǒzāi shāo huǐ le.
  More than half of my books were destroyed by the fire last night.

Words starting with 半数

• 半数以上bàn shù yǐ shàngmore than half

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