过半

過半
guòbàn
verb HSK 7-9 #27,938

Meanings

  1. 1 to exceed half
  2. 2 more than half
  3. 3 over fifty percent

Characters

To exceed half = more than 50%.

Examples

HSK 4
Guòbàn shù de xuésheng xuǎnzé le chūguó liúxué.
More than half of the students chose to study abroad.
HSK 5
Gōngchéng yǐjīng wánchéng guòbàn.
The project is more than half completed.
HSK 6
Zhīchílǜ yǐjīng guòbàn.
The approval rate has exceeded half.

Tips

usage
Often used with 数 as 过半数 (more than half the number). Common in voting, statistics, and progress reports.

Stroke Order

过 guò
半 bàn