半 bàn

half

HSK 3 #513

DEFINITIONS

半 bàn
  • half
  • semi-
  • incomplete
  • (after a number) and a half

STROKES

半 stroke order diagram
半 stroke order animation

WORDS

妇女能顶半边天 fù nǚ néng dǐng bàn biān tiān Woman can hold up half the sky; fig. nowadays, women have an equal part to play in society
婦女能頂半邊天 fù nǚ néng dǐng bàn biān tiān Woman can hold up half the sky; fig. nowadays, women have an equal part to play in society
對半 duì bàn half-and-half; 50-50; to double
少女露笑脸，婚事半成全 shào nǚ lù xiào liǎn ， hūn shì bàn chéng quán When the girl smiles, the matchmaker's job is half done. (idiom)
少女露笑臉，婚事半成全 shào nǚ lù xiào liǎn ， hūn shì bàn chéng quán When the girl smiles, the matchmaker's job is half done. (idiom)
尤卡坦半岛 yóu kǎ tǎn bàn dǎo Yucatan Peninsula (Mexico)
尤卡坦半島 yóu kǎ tǎn bàn dǎo Yucatan Peninsula (Mexico)
山东半岛 shān dōng bàn dǎo Shandong Peninsula
山東半島 shān dōng bàn dǎo Shandong Peninsula
巴爾幹半島 bā ěr gàn bàn dǎo Balkan Peninsula
平生不做亏心事，半夜敲门心不惊 píng shēng bù zuò kuī xīn shì ， bàn yè qiāo mén xīn bù jīng He who never wrongs others does not fear the knock in the night.; Rest with a clear conscience.
平生不做虧心事，半夜敲門心不驚 píng shēng bù zuò kuī xīn shì ， bàn yè qiāo mén xīn bù jīng He who never wrongs others does not fear the knock in the night.; Rest with a clear conscience.
后半 hòu bàn latter half
後半 hòu bàn latter half
后半场 hòu bàn chǎng second half (of sporting competition)
後半場 hòu bàn chǎng second half (of sporting competition)
后半生 hòu bàn shēng latter half of one's life
後半生 hòu bàn shēng latter half of one's life
后半叶 hòu bàn yè latter half (of a decade, century etc)
後半葉 hòu bàn yè latter half (of a decade, century etc)
徐娘半老 xú niáng bàn lǎo middle-aged but still attractive woman; lady of a certain age
恒春半岛 héng chūn bàn dǎo Hengchun Peninsula in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], the southernmost point of Taiwan
恆春半島 héng chūn bàn dǎo Hengchun Peninsula in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], the southernmost point of Taiwan
慢半拍 màn bàn pāi (music) a half-beat behind; (fig.) rather slow (in performing a task, comprehending etc)
折半 zhé bàn to reduce by fifty percent; half-price
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