减半

減半
jiǎnbàn
verb #22,087

Meanings

  1. 1 to halve
  2. 2 to reduce by half
  3. 3 to cut in half

Examples

Gōngsī jiāng chéngběn jiǎnbàn, cóng'ér tígāo le jìngzhēnglì.
The company halved its costs, thereby improving competitiveness.
Zhékòu qījiān, suǒyǒu shāngpǐn jiàgé jiǎnbàn.
During the sale, prices on all goods were cut in half.
Gōngzuòliàng jiǎnbàn, dàn zhìliàng bù biàn.
The workload was halved, but quality remained unchanged.

Tips

memory
(reduce) + (half) = reduce by half. Think of as a pictograph showing a line splitting something in two.

Stroke Order

jiǎn
bàn