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半
bàn
1.
half
2.
semi-
3.
incomplete
4.
(after a number) and a half
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
一半
yībàn
half
上半
shàngbàn
first half
下半
xiàbàn
second half
半个
bànge
half of sth
半价
bànjià
half price
半分
bànfēn
a little bit
半圆
bànyuán
semicircle
半坡
Bànpō
Banpo neolithic Yangshao culture archaeological site east of Xi'an [[西安]]
半场
bànchǎng
half of a game or contest
半夏
bànxià
Pinellia ternata
半夜
bànyè
midnight
半天
bàntiān
half of the day
半岛
bàndǎo
peninsula
半年
bànnián
half a year
半径
bànjìng
radius
半截
bànjié
half (of sth)
半打
bàndá
half a dozen
半托
bàntuō
day care
半拉
bànlǎ
half
半拱
bàngǒng
semiarch
Example Sentences (8)
你不是说七点半来接我吗？你迟到了一刻钟。
Nǐ bú shì shuō qī diǎn bàn lái jiē wǒ ma? Nǐ chí dào le yí kè zhōng.
Didn't you say you'd come pick me up at seven thirty? You're fifteen minutes late.
Text 4
航班本来是十点的，后来机场网站上通知推迟了一个小时，所以九点半以前到就应该没问题。
Hángbān běnlái shì shí diǎn de, hòulái jīchǎng wǎngzhàn shàng tōngzhī tuīchí le yí gè xiǎoshí, suǒyǐ jiǔ diǎn bàn yǐqián dào jiù yīnggāi méi wèntí.
The flight was originally at 10:00; later the airport website announced a one-hour delay, so arriving before 9:30 should be no problem.
Text 1
我明天下午两点还上课呢，四点半下课。
Wǒ míngtiān xiàwǔ liǎng diǎn hái shàngkè ne, sì diǎn bàn xiàkè.
I still have class at 2 p.m. tomorrow afternoon, and I finish at 4:30.
Text 3
半斤20个。您想喝什么？
Bàn jīn èr shí gè. Nín xiǎng hē shénme?
Half a jin, 20 pieces. What would you like to drink?
Text 3
聚会就在学校门口那个饭店，六点半。别迟到啊！
Jùhuì jiù zài xuéxiào ménkǒu nà gè fàndiàn, liù diǎn bàn. Bié chídào a!
The party is at that restaurant by the school gate, at 6:30. Don't be late!
Text 2
放心吧。星期天六点半见！
Fàngxīn ba. Xīngqītiān liù diǎn bàn jiàn!
Don't worry. See you at 6:30 on Sunday!
Text 2
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 3
- Character Frequency Rank
- 512
- Word Frequency Rank
- 830 of 84,292