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半 bàn

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半 bàn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
bàn | ban4
English translation
half
semi-
incomplete
(after a number) and a half
half; semi-, incomplete

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About 半 bàn

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HSK level

3

Number of strokes

5

Traditional form

半 bàn

Contains the radical

十 shí

Part of speech

Numeral / 数词 shù cí Shù cí

Learning hint

A cow 牛 Niú splitting 丷 ha  wood in half

Etymology of 半 bàn

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

⿻丷牛

Explanation

Depicts cutting a cow (牛 Niú ) into two halves (八 bā ).

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Example sentences using 半 bàn

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他 tā 讲 jiǎng 了 le 半天 bàn tiān , 我 wǒ 还是 háishi 糊里糊涂 tú .

After all his explanations , I remained none the wiser.

瞧 qiáo ! 这天 zhè tiān 多半 duō bàn 要 yāo 下 xià 雨 yǔ .

Look at the sky . It's most likely going to rain.

我 wǒ 很 hěn 渴 kě , 请 qǐng 给 gěi 我 wǒ 半 bàn 品脱 pǐn tuō 的 de 啤酒 píjiǔ .

I'm rather thirsty. bring me half a pint of beer, please.

达尔生 shēng 对眼 duì yǎn 前 qián 这 zhè 工作 gōngzuò 的 de 前 qián 半 bàn 部分 bùfen 满 Mǎn 有 yǒu 兴趣 xìng qù .

Dalleson relished the first portion of the work before him.

上 shǎng 好 hǎo 的 de 纸 zhǐ 多半 duō bàn 是 shì 用 yòng 破 pò 布 bù 制造 zhìzào 的 de .

The highest quality paper is made mostly from rags.

Words with 半 bàn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
半 bàn half半 bàn
一半 yī bàn half一半 yī bàn
半年 bàn nián half a year半年 bàn nián
半夜 bàn yè midnight半夜 bàn yè
半场 bàn chǎng half-court半場
半个 bàn ge half of sth半個
上半年 shàng bàn nián first half (of a year)上半年 shàng bàn nián
半天 bàn tiān half of the day半天 bàn tiān
半决赛 bàn jué sài semifinals半決賽
大半 dà bàn most大半 dà bàn
多半 duō bàn most多半 duō bàn
半辈子 bàn bèi zi half of a lifetime半輩子
半数 bàn shù half半數
半点 bàn diǎn the least bit半點
半岛 bàn dǎo peninsula半島
半径 bàn jìng radius半徑
半死 bàn sǐ (tired) to death半死 bàn sǐ
半路 bàn lù halfway半路 bàn lù
半月 bàn yuè half-moon半月 bàn yuè
半生 bàn shēng half a lifetime半生 bàn shēng
半导体 bàn dǎo tǐ semiconductor半導體
半空 bàn kōng midair半空 bàn kōng
半价 bàn jià half price半價
半晌 bàn shǎng half of the day半晌 bàn shǎng

半 bàn Decomposition & Compounds

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半 bàn Compounds

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  • 半 bàn
    • 判 pàn
      • 鵥
    • 畔 pàn
      • 溿
    • 伴 bàn , 叛 pàn , 胖 pán , 绊 bàn , 拌 bàn , 衅 xìn , 泮 pàn , 姅 bàn , 柈 pán , 秚 bàn , 袢 pàn , 詊 pàn , 冸, 坢, 怑, 牉, 眫, 絆 bàn , 跘, 鉡, 靽
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