半数
half the number; half [n.]
用法 Usage: 半数 + 的 + Noun
在班上，半数的同学会说汉语。
In class, half of my classmates can speak Mandarin.
半数 Variations
近半数的 + Noun
nearly / less than half of + Noun
近半数的移民来自墨西哥。
Nearly half of the immigrants come from Mexico.
超过半数 / 半数以上的 + Noun
more than half of + Noun
战争爆发后，超过半数的村民被迫离开。
After the war broke out, over half of the villagers were forced to leave.
半途而废
give up halfway [adj./v.] (Idiom: HSK6)
用法 Usage: As a predicate or modifier.
做事不能半途而废。
You shouldn't do things halfway (give up halfway).
我不是一个半途而废的人。
I am not the type of person who gives up halfway.
反义词 Antonym: 有始有终 (yǒu shǐ yǒu zhōng) - carry sth. through to the end.
鼓励 Encouragement: 再接再厉 (zài jiē zài lì) - continue to exert oneself.
半信半疑
skeptical; not quite convinced [adj.] (Idiom)
用法 1 Usage 1: S + 感到/觉得 (+ 有点) + 半信半疑
听说他们离婚了，不过我有点半信半疑。
I heard that they got divorced, but I was a bit skeptical.
用法 2 Usage 2: S + 对 + Object + 感到/觉得 + 半信半疑
我对他的话感到半信半疑。
I was skeptical of what he had said.
我对这个消息半信半疑。
I am skeptical of this information.
近义词 Synonym: 将信将疑 (jiāng xìn jiāng yí) - half-believing, half-doubting.
反义词 Antonym: 深信不疑 (shēn xìn bù yí) - deeply believe without doubt.
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