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过半

guò bàn

2-character word Traditional 過半

What 过半 means

1. over fifty percent
2. more than half

The characters in 过半

• 过guòto cross; to go over; to pass (time)
• 半bànhalf; semi-; incomplete

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.
• 他为了成名，没有错失过半个机会。
  Tā wèile chéngmíng, méiyǒu cuòshī guòbàn gè jīhuì.
  He made use of every opportunity to become famous.
• 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.