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北半球
běi bàn qiú
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Northern Hemisphere
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南半球
nán bàn qiú
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Southern Hemisphere
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过半
guò bàn
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over fifty percent;
more than half
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对半
duì bàn
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half-and-half;
50-50;
to double
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半斤八两
bàn jīn bā liǎng
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not much to choose between the two;
tweedledum and tweedledee
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夜半
yè bàn
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midnight
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巴尔干半岛
bā ěr gàn bàn dǎo
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Balkan Peninsula
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西半球
xī bàn qiú
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Western Hemisphere
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事半功倍
shì bàn gōng bèi
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half the work, twice the effect (idiom); the right approach saves effort and leads to better results;
a stitch in time saves nine
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半导体
bàn dǎo tǐ
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semiconductor
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半成品
bàn chéng pǐn
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semi-manufactured goods;
semifinished articles;
semifinished products
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一知半解
yī zhī bàn jiě
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lit. to know one and understand half (idiom); a smattering of knowledge;
dilettante;
amateur
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半吊子
bàn diào zi
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dabbler;
smatterer;
tactless and impulsive person
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半圆
bàn yuán
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semicircle
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半身不遂
bàn shēn bù suì
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paralysis of one side of the body;
hemiplegia
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喜忧参半
xǐ yōu cān bàn
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to have mixed feelings (about sth)
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半边天
bàn biān tiān
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half the sky;
women of the new society;
womenfolk
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一星半点
yī xīng bàn diǎn
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just the tiniest bit;
a hint of
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下半年
xià bàn nián
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second half of the year
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半信半疑
bàn xìn bàn yí
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half doubting;
dubious;
skeptical
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半生不熟
bàn shēng bù shóu
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underripe;
half-cooked;
(fig.) not mastered (of a technique);
clumsy;
halting
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小半
xiǎo bàn
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a portion smaller than a half;
the lesser part;
the smaller part
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半音
bàn yīn
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semitone
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一年半载
yī nián bàn zǎi
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about a year
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半壁江山
bàn bì jiāng shān
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half of the country (esp. when half the country has fallen into enemy hands);
vast swathe of territory
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