减半

減半

jiǎnbàn

verb #22,087

Meanings

公司将成本减半，从而提高了竞争力。

Gōngsī jiāng chéngběn jiǎnbàn, cóng'ér tígāo le jìngzhēnglì.

The company halved its costs, thereby improving competitiveness.

折扣期间，所有商品价格减半。

Zhékòu qījiān, suǒyǒu shāngpǐn jiàgé jiǎnbàn.

During the sale, prices on all goods were cut in half.

工作量减半，但质量不变。

Gōngzuòliàng jiǎnbàn, dàn zhìliàng bù biàn.

The workload was halved, but quality remained unchanged.

memory

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

减 jiǎn

半 bàn