一半

一半 [yī bàn]

1. ■ one half; half; in part:

一半以上 more than half;

另一半 the other half;

减少一半开支 cut down the expenditure by half;

现在付一半， 剩下的以后再付。 Pay half now and the rest later.

四的一半是二。 Half of four is two.

这些书中有一半是小说。 Half of the books are novels.