11. QUANTITY

+ (-le 了) + complement of quantity + (le 了) Specifying the quantity that has been or will be added to or removed from the object as a result of the action.

  1. Shāngdiàn bǎ diànshì de jiàgé jiàngdī-le yí bàn.
    商店把电视的价格降低了一半。
    Stores have lowered the price of televisions by half.


  2. Wǒmen yídìng yào bǎ chǎnliàng tígāo-le bǎi fēn zhī èr.
    我们一定要把产量提高百分之二。
    We must increase the output by two percent.


  3. Tā yǐjīng bǎ cài qiē-le yí bān le.
    他已经把菜切了一半了。
    He has already cut half of the vegetables up to now.