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

月瓣 bàn yuè bàn semilunar valve (anatomy)
桶水 bàn tǒng shuǐ (coll.) (of one's skills, knowledge etc) limited; superficial; half-baked; sb with a smattering of knowledge (of sth); dabbler
条命 bàn tiáo mìng half a life; only half alive; barely alive; (scared, beaten etc) half to death
條命 bàn tiáo mìng half a life; only half alive; barely alive; (scared, beaten etc) half to death
桥 bàn qiáo half bridge (electronics)
橋 bàn qiáo half bridge (electronics)
殖民地 bàn zhí mín dì semicolonial
決賽 bàn jué sài semifinals
流体 bàn liú tǐ semifluid
流體 bàn liú tǐ semifluid
无限 bàn wú xiàn semi-infinite
無限 bàn wú xiàn semi-infinite
熟练 bàn shú liàn semiskilled
熟練 bàn shú liàn semiskilled
瓶子醋 bàn píng zi cù see 半瓶醋[ban4 ping2 cu4]
瓶水响叮当 bàn píng shuǐ xiǎng dīng dāng lit. if you tap a half-empty bottle it makes a sound (idiom); fig. empty vessels make the most noise; one who has a little knowledge likes to show off, but one who is truly knowledgeable is modest
瓶水響叮噹 bàn píng shuǐ xiǎng dīng dāng lit. if you tap a half-empty bottle it makes a sound (idiom); fig. empty vessels make the most noise; one who has a little knowledge likes to show off, but one who is truly knowledgeable is modest
白 bàn bái fifty (years of age)
假 bàn zhēn bàn jiǎ (idiom) half true and half false
空中 bàn kōng zhōng in midair; in the air
糖夫妻 bàn táng fū qī weekend spouse; relationship involving a sugar-daddy
翅目 bàn chì mù Hemiptera (suborder of order Homoptera, insects including cicadas and aphids)
老徐娘 bàn lǎo xú niáng middle-aged but still attractive woman; lady of a certain age
职 bàn zhí part-time work
職 bàn zhí part-time work