过半 guòbàn over fifty percent
over fifty percent; more than half
How to remember 过半: 过 to cross + 半 half = over fifty percent.
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How it is used
- Over half - more than fifty percent - 支持率过半 (zhīchílǜ guòbàn) the approval rating exceeds 50%.
- Compact and formal, common in statistics, voting, and surveys (任务已完成过半 more than half the task is done).
- 过半 means to cross the halfway mark; use it instead of the wordier 超过一半 in reports and headlines.