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半壁江山
bànbìjiāngshān
1. half of the country (esp. when half the country has fallen into enemy hands)
2. vast swathe of territory

Character Breakdown

半
bàn
half; semi-, incomplete
HSK 3 5 丶
壁
bì
partition, wall; rampart
HSK 5 16 丶
江
jiāng
large river; the Yangtze; surname
HSK 4 6 丶
山
shān
mountain, hill, peak
HSK 3 3 丶

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