more than half; pass the halfway point
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to exceed half; to be more than half; to pass the halfway point
Used to describe quantities, time, or progress surpassing 50%.
Shí时
jiān间
guò过
bàn半
，
wǒ我
men们
yào要
jiā加
kuài快
jìn进
dù度
。
Time is more than half over; we need to speed up our progress.
Zhī支
chí持
gāi该
tí提
yì议
de的
piào票
shù数
yǐ已
jīng经
guò过
bàn半
。
The number of votes supporting the proposal has already exceeded half.
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Zhè这
ge个
xué学
qī期
yǐ已
jīng经
guò过
bàn半
，
xué学
sheng生
men们
xū需
yào要
fù复
xí习
le了
。
This semester is more than halfway over; the students need to start reviewing.