rưỡi

Thân thiện

Mẹ mua một ký rưỡi thịt heo ở chợ.

Definition

1. Numeral (Suffix):
   • And a half: A word placed after a cardinal number or a unit of measurement to indicate an additional half of that unit. It means the base number plus 0.5.
   • One and a half times / Fifty percent more: Used to indicate an increase of 50% compared to an original amount, meaning multiplication by 1.5.

Usage Examples

• Indicating "and a half":

  • Một giờ rưỡi. (One hour and a half.)
  • Ba cân rưỡi. (Three and a half kilograms.)
  • Hai mươi lăm nghìn rưỡi. (Twenty-five thousand five hundred.)

• Indicating a 50% increase:

  • Giá cả tăng gấp rưỡi. (Prices increased by half / increased one and a half times.)
  • Lương được thưởng thêm một phần rưỡi. (The salary received a bonus of half again as much.)

Advanced Usage

• "rưỡi" with approximate numbers: It can follow round numbers to give an approximate, slightly higher figure.
  • Cô ấy cao một mét rưỡi. (She is about one and a half meters tall.)

Variants and Related Words

• Nửa: This is the standalone word for "half." is specifically used as a suffix following a number, while often precedes a noun (e.g., - half an hour).

Synonyms

• And a half: The direct equivalent for indicating quantity.
• One point five (1.5): The numerical equivalent.
• Fifty percent more: Equivalent for indicating increase.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Gấp rưỡi: To be one and a half times larger; to increase by 50%.
  • Sản lượng năm nay gấp rưỡi năm ngoái. (This year's output is one and a half times last year's.)
• Một tuổi rưỡi: One and a half years old (commonly used for a child's age).
  • Đứa bé mới một tuổi rưỡi. (The child is only one and a half years old.)

Học thuật

1. half
   • hai giờ rưỡi
     an hour and a half