半数 bànshù half the number
half the number; half
How to remember 半数: 半 half + 数 number = half the number.
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How it is used
- Half the number/count - 半数以上 (bànshù yǐshàng) more than half; 半数人赞成 half the people agree.
- Used with populations/counts in statistics and voting; 过半数 = a majority.
- More formal than 一半; refers specifically to half of a countable total.