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

一时会 yī shí bàn huì a short time; a little while
一時會 yī shí bàn huì a short time; a little while
一时会儿 yī shí bàn huì r a short time; a little while
一時會兒 yī shí bàn huì r a short time; a little while
一时霎 yī shí bàn shà a short time; a little while
一時霎 yī shí bàn shà a short time; a little while
一瓶子不响,瓶子晃荡 yī píng zi bù xiǎng , bàn píng zi huàng dang lit. a full bottle makes no sound; a half-filled bottle sloshes (idiom); fig. empty vessels make the most noise
一瓶子不響,瓶子晃蕩 yī píng zi bù xiǎng , bàn píng zi huàng dang lit. a full bottle makes no sound; a half-filled bottle sloshes (idiom); fig. empty vessels make the most noise
一鳞爪 yī lín bàn zhuǎ lit. one scale and half a claw (idiom); only odd bits and pieces
一鱗爪 yī lín bàn zhuǎ lit. one scale and half a claw (idiom); only odd bits and pieces
三更夜 sān gēng bàn yè in the depth of the night; very late at night
shàng bàn first half
天 shàng bàn tiān morning
晌 shàng bàn shǎng forenoon; morning; a.m.
葉 shàng bàn yè the first half (of a period)
身 shàng bàn shēn the upper body
部分 shàng bàn bù fèn upper part; top half
xià bàn second half
天 xià bàn tiān afternoon
身 xià bàn shēn lower half of one's body; Lower Body (Chinese poetry movement of the early 21st century)
中南岛 zhōng nán bàn dǎo Indochina
中南島 zhōng nán bàn dǎo Indochina
中印岛 zhōng yìn bàn dǎo Indochina; also written 中南半島|中南半岛[Zhong1 nan2 Ban4 dao3]
中印島 zhōng yìn bàn dǎo Indochina; also written 中南半島|中南半岛[Zhong1 nan2 Ban4 dao3]
事倍功 shì bèi gōng bàn twice the effort for half the result