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Meaning of 半

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Pinyin: bàn
English Definition: half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half
Chinese Definition:
①二分之一:半圆。半百(五十,多指岁数)。
②不完全的:多半。半岛。半透明。半脱产。
③在中间:半空。半路上。半夜。
④喻很少:一星半点。
Total strokes: 5; Radical:
Ideographic: A cow splitting wood in half
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Example Words
一半 bàn half
上半年 shàng bàn nián first half (of a year)
大半 bàn more than half; greater part; most; probably; most likely
下半年 xià bàn nián second half of the year
多半 duō bàn most; mostly; most likely
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Example Sentences
1
He will come back after half a year.
2
I get up at half past eight.
3
I waited for him for half a day.
4
She cooked for half a day.
5
He bought half a pound of beef.