Chinese Word: 半 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

半HSK 3

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: 十

Ideographic: A cow 牛 splitting 丷 wood in half

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一半	yī bàn	half	HSK 3
上半年	shàng bàn nián	first half (of a year)	HSK 3
大半	dà bàn	more than half; greater part; most; probably; most likely	HSK 3
下半年	xià bàn nián	second half of the year	HSK 3
多半	duō bàn	most; mostly; most likely	HSK 3

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1		hǎo 好 ba 吧， wǒ men 我们 shì 是 bàn 半 duì 对。 Well, we were half right.
2		fáng mén 房门 bàn 半 kāi 开 zhe 着。 The door was left half open.
3		wǒ 我 dà yuē 大约 zài 在 bàn 半 xiǎo shí 小时 zhī hòu 之后 hái 还 huì 会 zài 再 dǎ 打 gěi 给 nǐ 你。 I' ll call you again in about half an hour.
4		bǎ 把 tā 它 fēn chéng 分成 liǎng 两 bàn 半。 Divide it in half.
5		wǒ men 我们 bì xū 必须 gěi 给 chū 出 bàn 半 xiǎo shí 小时 lái 来 chī 吃 wǔ fàn 午饭。 We must allow half an hour for lunch.

1		hǎo 好 ba 吧， wǒ men 我们 shì 是 bàn 半 duì 对。 Well, we were half right.
2		fáng mén 房门 bàn 半 kāi 开 zhe 着。 The door was left half open.
3		wǒ 我 dà yuē 大约 zài 在 bàn 半 xiǎo shí 小时 zhī hòu 之后 hái 还 huì 会 zài 再 dǎ 打 gěi 给 nǐ 你。 I' ll call you again in about half an hour.
4		bǎ 把 tā 它 fēn chéng 分成 liǎng 两 bàn 半。 Divide it in half.
5		wǒ men 我们 bì xū 必须 gěi 给 chū 出 bàn 半 xiǎo shí 小时 lái 来 chī 吃 wǔ fàn 午饭。 We must allow half an hour for lunch.