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

话不投机句多 huà bù tóu jī bàn jù duō when views are irreconcilable, it's a waste of breath to continue discussion (idiom)
話不投機句多 huà bù tóu jī bàn jù duō when views are irreconcilable, it's a waste of breath to continue discussion (idiom)
诺曼底岛 nuò màn dǐ bàn dǎo Normandy peninsula
諾曼底島 nuò màn dǐ bàn dǎo Normandy peninsula
guò bàn over fifty percent; more than half
辽东岛 liáo dōng bàn dǎo Liaodong Peninsula
遼東島 liáo dōng bàn dǎo Liaodong Peninsula
酒至酣 jiǔ zhì bàn hān to drink until one is half drunk
阿拉伯島 ā lā bó bàn dǎo Arabian Peninsula
雷州岛 léi zhōu bàn dǎo Leizhou Peninsula
雷州島 léi zhōu bàn dǎo Leizhou Peninsula
岛 hán bàn dǎo Korean peninsula (esp. South Korean usage)
島 hán bàn dǎo Korean peninsula (esp. South Korean usage)
天 tóu bàn tiān morning; first half of the day
天 tóu bàn tiān morning; first half of the day
天儿 tóu bàn tiān r erhua variant of 頭半天|头半天[tou2 ban4 tian1]
天兒 tóu bàn tiān r erhua variant of 頭半天|头半天[tou2 ban4 tian1]
马来岛 mǎ lái bàn dǎo Malay Peninsula (possibly including Indonesia until 1945)
馬來島 mǎ lái bàn dǎo Malay Peninsula (possibly including Indonesia until 1945)
黑天夜 hēi tiān bàn yè lit. the black sky of midnight; very late at night (idiom)
场 xià bàn chǎng The second half (of a game or period); the latter part (of a competition or event). In this context, it is referring to the latter part of a situation or development.
耶尔 yē ěr bàn struggle with difficulty
抱 fú bàn bào half supporting and half holding
歼 bàn jiān semi-stealth (referring to military aircraft)
说了天 shuō le bàn tiān talked for a long time