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半
bàn
half; semi-, incomplete
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A cow 牛 splitting 丷 wood in half
HSK 3
5 strokes
Very Common (5%)
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Words Using 半 (228)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
半
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bàn
half / semi- / incomplete / (after a number) and a half
3
bàn
半
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HSK 3
half / semi- / incomplete / (after a number) and a half
半途而废
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bàntúérfèi
to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished
6
bàntúérfèi
半途而废
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HSK 6
to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished
一半
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yībàn
half
yībàn
一半
↗
half
半夜
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bànyè
midnight / in the middle of the night
bànyè
半夜
↗
midnight / in the middle of the night
半年
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bànnián
half a year
bànnián
半年
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half a year
大半
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dàbàn
more than half / greater part / most / probably / most likely
dàbàn
大半
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more than half / greater part / most / probably / most likely
下半
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xiàbàn
second half
xiàbàn
下半
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second half
半死
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bànsǐ
half dead (of torment, hunger, tiredness etc) / (tired) to death / (terrified) out of one's wits / (beaten) to within an inch of one's life / (knock) the daylights out of sb
bànsǐ
半死
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half dead (of torment, hunger, tiredness etc) / (tired) to death / (terrified) out of one's wits / (beaten) to within an inch of one's life / (knock) the daylights out of sb
半天
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bàntiān
half of the day / a long time / quite a while / midair / CL:[[個|个<gè>]]
bàntiān
半天
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half of the day / a long time / quite a while / midair / CL:[[個|个<gè>]]
半路
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bànlù
halfway / midway / on the way
bànlù
半路
↗
halfway / midway / on the way