half-price ticket; half of the votes
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesnoun
half-price ticket; concessionary ticket
Typically refers to tickets for children, students, seniors, or other eligible groups for transport or entry.
Ér儿
tóng童
chéng乘
zuò坐
huǒ火
chē车
kě可
yǐ以
mǎi买
bàn半
piào票
。
Children can buy half-price tickets for train rides.
Zhè这
gè个
bó博
wù物
guǎn馆
duì对
lǎo老
rén人
hé和
xué学
shēng生
shí实
xíng行
bàn半
piào票
yōu优
huì惠
。
This museum offers half-price tickets for seniors and students.
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Yī一
zhāng张
quán全
piào票
èr二
shí十
yuán元
，
bàn半
piào票
shí十
yuán元
。
A full-price ticket is twenty yuan, a half-price ticket is ten.
noun
half of the votes; a simple majority
formalUsed specifically in voting or election contexts to refer to reaching or exceeding the threshold of half the votes.
Hòu候
xuǎn选
rén人
xū需
yào要
huò获
dé得
chāo超
guò过
bàn半
piào票
cái才
néng能
dāng当
xuǎn选
。
A candidate needs to obtain more than half of the votes to be elected.
Zhè这
xiàng项
yì议
àn案
méi没
yǒu有
huò获
dé得
fǎ法
dìng定
de的
bàn半
piào票
zhī支
chí持
。
This motion did not receive the legally required simple majority support.
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Tóu投
piào票
jié结
guǒ果
shì是
gāng刚
hǎo好
chāo超
guò过
bàn半
piào票
。
The voting result was just over half of the votes.