半数 (bàn shù): Half of a number / half the amount (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

There are twenty students in this class, and half of them are girls.

Despite our tremendous efforts, only half of the proposals were ultimately approved by the committee.

Are you sure that more than half of the shareholders agree with this radical merger and acquisition plan?

Due to a severe budget overrun, the project team had to regrettably cut nearly half of the originally planned features.

Although we successfully invited all the clients, less than half of them actually showed up, which was somewhat disappointing.

The company decided to lay off employees, with half of the staff being affected, which has sparked widespread discussion.

According to the latest statistics, half of the commuters in this city have already started to rely on public transportation.