half of the country; remaining territory
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
half of the nation's territory; the remaining part of a country
literaryOriginally a historical/geopolitical term, now often used metaphorically to describe a significant but partial portion of any domain (e.g., business, influence).
Nán南
Sòng宋
piān偏
ān安
yī一
yú隅
，
zhǐ只
shèng剩
xià下
le了
bàn半
bì壁
jiāng江
shān山
。
The Southern Song dynasty retreated to a corner, retaining only half of the empire's territory.
Zhè这
chǎng场
jīng经
jì济
wēi危
jī机
hòu后
，
gāi该
gōng公
sī司
diū丢
diào掉
le了
shì市
chǎng场
de的
bàn半
bì壁
jiāng江
shān山
。
After this economic crisis, the company lost its dominant half of the market share.
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Zài在
hù互
lián联
wǎng网
háng行
yè业
，
zhè这
jǐ几
dà大
jù巨
tóu头
jī几
hū乎
zhàn占
jù据
le了
bàn半
bì壁
jiāng江
shān山
。
In the internet industry, these few giants occupy almost half of the landscape.