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半路出家
bàn lù chū jiā
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switch to a job one was not trained for
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上半年
shàng bàn nián
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first half (of a year)
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前半夜
qián bàn yè
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first half of the night (from nightfall to midnight)
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半公开
bàn gōng kāi
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semiovert;
more or less open
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半工半读
bàn gōng bàn dú
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part work, part study;
work-study program
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半瓶醋
bàn píng cù
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dabbler;
dilettante who speaks as though he were an expert
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半票
bàn piào
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half-price ticket;
half fare
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半衰期
bàn shuāi qī
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half-life
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阿拉伯半岛
ā lā bó bàn dǎo
|
Arabian Peninsula
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上半夜
shàng bàn yè
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first half of the night;
time before midnight
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上半叶
shàng bàn yè
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the first half (of a period)
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半圆形
bàn yuán xíng
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semicircular
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半年
bàn nián
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half a year
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半推半就
bàn tuī bàn jiù
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half willing and half unwilling (idiom); to yield after making a show of resistance
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半百
bàn bǎi
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fifty (usually referring to sb's age)
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一个半
yī ge bàn
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one and a half
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一個半
yī ge bàn
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one and a half
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一半天
yī bàn tiān
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in a day or two;
soon
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一年半
yī nián bàn
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a year and a half
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一年半載
yī nián bàn zǎi
|
about a year
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一星半點
yī xīng bàn diǎn
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just the tiniest bit;
a hint of
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一时半刻
yī shí bàn kè
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a short time;
a little while
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一時半刻
yī shí bàn kè
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a short time;
a little while
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一时半晌
yī shí bàn shǎng
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a short time;
a little while
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一時半晌
yī shí bàn shǎng
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a short time;
a little while
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