对半

對半

duìbàn

adverb #31,976

Meanings

1 half-and-half
2 fifty-fifty
3 to split evenly
4 to double (as in '对半翻番')

Characters

pair / opposite / matching

Examples

我们对半分这笔钱吧。

Wǒmen duìbàn fēn zhè bǐ qián ba.

Let's split this money fifty-fifty.

他的存款一年内对半翻了。

Tā de cúnkuǎn yī nián nèi duìbàn fān le.

His savings doubled within a year.

Tips

usage

Two opposite meanings depending on context: 对半分 = 'split in half / 50-50' (halving); 对半翻 = 'double' (the new total is half plus half again of itself, i.e. ×2). Disambiguate by the verb that follows.

Stroke Order

对 duì

半 bàn