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半(bàn)
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Translation
  • (num./adj.) half; middle; very little
  • (adv.) partially, partly, half
Radical
丶(zhǔ) dot 十(shí) ten
Simplified 半
Traditional 半
Strokes count 5
Illustration for 半

Words with 半 14

Same pronunciation 9

Similar pronunciation 19

Synonyms 1

Antonyms 3

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Examples of use 19

今(jīn) 天(tiān) 是(shì) 五(wǔ) 四(sì) 青(qīng) 年(nián) 节(jié) 。(。) 我(wǒ) 听(tīng) 说(shuō) 今(jīn) 天(tiān) 十(shí) 四(sì) 到(dào) 二(èr) 十(shí) 八(bā) 岁(suì) 的(de) 青(qīng) 年(nián) 放(fàng) 半(bàn) 天(tiān) 假(jiǎ) ，(，) 今(jīn) 天(tiān) 你(nǐ) 有(yǒu) 假(jiǎ) 吗(ma) ？(？)
Today is May Fourth Youth Day. I heard that young people between the ages of fourteen and twenty-eight have half a day off today. Do you have a holiday today?
这(zhè) 个(ge) 健(jiàn) 身(shēn) 计(jì) 划(huà) 不(bù) 适(shì) 合(gě) 他(tā) ，(，) 所(suǒ) 以(yǐ) 事(shì) 倍(bèi) 功(gōng) 半(bàn) ，(，) 尽(jǐn) 管(guǎn) 他(tā) 努(nǔ) 力(lì) 地(de) 锻(duàn) 炼(liàn) 身(shēn) 体(tǐ) ，(，) 但(dàn) 是(shì) 现(xiàn) 在(zài) 没(méi) 有(yǒu) 什(shén) 么(me) 效(xiào) 果(guǒ) 。(。)
This fitness program is not suitable for him, so it gets twice the effort with half the result. Although he works hard to exercise, it has no effect now.
由(yóu) 于(yú) 一(yī) 半(bàn) 的(de) 人(rén) 都(dōu) 没(méi) 有(yǒu) 来(lái) ，(，) 我(wǒ) 们(men) 今(jīn) 天(tiān) 的(de) 会(huì) 开(kāi) 不(bù) 了(liǎo) 了(le) 。(。)
As half of the people didn't come, we couldn't hold the meeting today.
我(wǒ) 早(zǎo) 上(shang) 吃(chī) 了(le) 半(bàn) 个(ge) 面(miàn) 包(bāo) 。(。)
I ate half a loaf of bread this morning.
我(wǒ) 上(shàng) 午(wǔ) 十(shí) 点(diǎn) 半(bàn) 要(yào) 见(jiàn) 一(yí) 个(gè) 朋(péng) 友(you) 。(。)
I want to see a friend at 10:30 in the morning.
一(yī) 部(bù) 电(diàn) 影(yǐng) ，(,) 开(kāi) 始(shǐ) 虽(suī) 然(rán) 剧(jù) 情(qíng) 平(píng) 平(píng) 常(cháng) 常(cháng) ，(,) 如(rú) 果(guǒ) 最(zuì) 后(hòu) 半(bàn) 个(gè) 小(xiǎo) 时(shí) 能(néng) 使(shǐ) 我(wǒ) 们(men) 感(gǎn) 动(dòng) ，(,) 我(wǒ) 们(men) 依(yī) 然(rán) 会(huì) 向(xiàng) 别(bié) 人(rén) 推(tuī) 荐(jiàn) 它(tā) 。(.)
Although the plot of a movie is ordinary at first, if the last half hour can move us, we will still recommend it to others.
我(wǒ) 等(děng) 了(le) 你(nǐ) 半(bàn) 天(tiān) ！(！)
I've been waiting for you for long time!
我(wǒ) 每(měi) 天(tiān) 晚(wǎn) 上(shang) 看(kān) 半(bàn) 个(ge) 小(xiǎo) 时(shí) 书(shū) 。(。)
I read for half an hour every night.
一(yī) 半(bàn)
half
半(bàn) 价(jià)
half price
半(bàn) 夜(yè)
midnight | in the middle of the night
半(bàn) 天(tiān)
half of the day | a long time | quite a while | midair | CL:個|个[ge4]
半(bàn) 年(nián)
half a year
半(bàn) 球(qiú)
hemisphere
半(bàn) 斤(jīn)
half jin (250 grams)
他(tā) 喝(hē) 了(le) 半(bàn) 斤(jīn) 酒(jiǔ,) ，(jué) 觉(de) 得(hén) 很(kě) 渴(.) 。()
He had drunk 250ml of spirit and felt very thirsty.
请(qíng) 给(géi) 我(wǒ) 半(bàn) 打(dǎ) 瓶(píng) 装(zhuāng) 啤(pí) 酒(jiǔ) 。(.)
Half a dozen bottles of beer, please.
箱(xiāng) 子(zi) 里(lǐ) 面(miàn) 一(yí) 半(bàn) 是(shì) 书(shū) 。()
The box is half full of books.
你(nǐ) 孩(hái) 子(zi) 已(yǐ) 经(jīng) 超(chāo) 过(guò) 一(yì) 米(mǐ) 二(èr) 了(le,) ，(bù) 不(néng) 能(mǎi) 买(bàn) 半(piào) 票(le) 了(.) 。()
Your child is taller than 120cm. He can't buy the half-price ticket.

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