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

1		tā 他 bàn nián 半年 hòu 后 huí lai 回来。 He will come back after half a year.
2		wǒ 我 bā 八 diǎn 点 bàn 半 qǐ chuáng 起床。 I get up at half past eight.
3		wǒ 我 děng 等 le 了 tā 他 bàn tiān 半天。 I waited for him for half a day.
4		tā 她 zuò fàn 做饭 zuò 做 le 了 bàn tiān 半天。 She cooked for half a day.
5		tā 他 mǎi le 买了 bàn jīn 半斤 niú ròu 牛肉。 He bought half a pound of beef.

1		tā 他 bàn nián 半年 hòu 后 huí lai 回来。 He will come back after half a year.
2		wǒ 我 bā 八 diǎn 点 bàn 半 qǐ chuáng 起床。 I get up at half past eight.
3		wǒ 我 děng 等 le 了 tā 他 bàn tiān 半天。 I waited for him for half a day.
4		tā 她 zuò fàn 做饭 zuò 做 le 了 bàn tiān 半天。 She cooked for half a day.
5		tā 他 mǎi le 买了 bàn jīn 半斤 niú ròu 牛肉。 He bought half a pound of beef.