过 guò
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 辶 — to walk
- Made of
- 辶 to walk 寸 inch
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
过半
guòbàn
more than half; past halfway
Characters in this word
半 bàn
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 十 — ten, tenth
- Made of
- 丷 horns 牛 ox, cow, bull
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 项目经费已经过半，负责人必须重新评估剩余工作的优先级。 Xiàngmù jīngfèi yǐjīng guòbàn, fùzérén bìxū chóngxīn pínggū shèngyú gōngzuò de yōuxiānjí. The project funds have already passed the halfway mark, so the person in charge must reassess the priorities of the remaining work.
- 参加会议的人数已经过半，可以开始投票了。 Cānjiā huìyì de rénshù yǐjīng guòbàn, kěyǐ kāishǐ tóupiào le. More than half of the people have arrived for the meeting, so voting can begin.
- 一天的时间已经过半，我的作业才写了一点。 Yì tiān de shíjiān yǐjīng guòbàn, wǒ de zuòyè cái xiě le yìdiǎn. More than half the day has gone, and I've only written a little of my homework.
Related words
- 过 guò to cross, to pass; to spend (time), to celebrate
- 不过 búguò but; however
- 超过 chāoguò to exceed; to overtake
- 过来 guòlái to come over
- 过年 guònián to celebrate Chinese New Year
- 过去 guòqù to go over; to pass by
- 过 guo ever (past experience marker)
- 见过 jiànguo to have seen before
- 经过 jīngguò to pass by; to go through
- 难过 nánguò sad
- 通过 tōngguò to pass; through
- 走过 zǒuguò to walk past