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Information of 半

Pinyin bàn

Radical

十

Strokes

5 strokes

Usage

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Definition

half / semi- / incomplete / (after a number) and a half / half

半 (bàn) Part of speech: Adjective 1. Definition: half; one half Example: 半圆 (half a circle), 半百 (fifty, often referring to age) 2. Definition: incomplete; partial Example: 多半 (mostly), 半岛 (peninsula), 半透明 (translucent), 半脱产 (partially transferred from work) 3. Definition: in the middle; halfway Example: 半空 (mid-air), 半路上 (halfway along the road), 半夜 (midnight) 4. Definition: very little; a small amount Example: 一星半点 (a very small amount) Historical Usage: 1. "说文" states: “半，物中分也。” (Half refers to something divided) 2. "汉书·高帝纪上" states: “今汉有天下太半。” (Now Han holds more than half of the world) 3. "汉书·项籍传" mentions: “士卒食半。” (Soldiers were fed half) 4. Zhuge Liang in "出师表" says: “先帝创业未半而中道崩殂。” (The late emperor's enterprise had not reached half before passing) 5. Bai Juyi writes in "卖炭翁": “半匹红绡一丈绫。” (Half a bolt of red silk and one length of cloth) 6. In "聊斋志异·狼三则": “身已半入，只露尻尾。” (Half of the body was in, revealing just the tail) Examples Used in a Sentence: - 太半 (two-thirds) - 半日 (half a day) - 半工 (part-time work) - 半升 (half a liter) Additional Meanings: 2. Definition: in the middle; halfway Example: 半山腰 (halfway up the mountain), 半大 (half-grown), 半路 (halfway), 半道 (halfway), 半截腰 (half waist) 3. Definition: partly; about half Historical Reference: Bai Juyi in "琵琶行(并序)" says: “犹抱琵琶半遮面。” (Still holding the pipa half covering the face) Example: 半自动 (semi-automatic), 半老头 (middle-aged man), 半工半读 (part-time work and study), 半半拉拉 (partially), 半死 (half-dead), 半信半疑 (half-believing), 一知半解 (partially understood) 4. Definition: very little Historical Reference: "史记·魏公子列传" states: “而侯生曾无一言半辞送我。” (And Hou Sheng did not send me even a half-word of farewell) Example: 一星半点 (a small amount), 半歇 (a short break), 半星儿 (a tiny bit), 半丝麻线 (a small issue)

下半叶 xià bàn yè

Lower leaf

上半叶 shàng bàn yè

the first half (of a period)

半句 bàn jù

Half sentence

半坡 Bàn pō

Banpo neolithic Yangshao culture archaeological site east of Xi'an 西安

堪察加半岛 Kān chá jiā Bàn dǎo

Kamchatka Peninsula, far-eastern Russia

半堵 bàn dǔ

Half block

西奈半岛 Xī nài Bàn dǎo

Sinai Peninsula

埃及西奈半岛 āi jí xī nài bàn dǎo

Sinai Peninsula, Egypt

半勺 bàn sháo

Half a spoon

半天 bàn tiān

half of the day / a long time / quite a while / midair / CL:個|个[ge4]

半年 bàn nián

half a year

半晌 bàn shǎng

half of the day / a long time / quite a while

多半 duō bàn

most / mostly / most likely

半岛 bàn dǎo

peninsula

半点 bàn diǎn

the least bit

半夜 bàn yè

midnight / in the middle of the night

半数 bàn shù

half the number / half

上半场 shàng bàn chǎng

first half (of a game)

半导体 bàn dǎo tǐ

semiconductor

下半年 xià bàn nián

second half of the year

上半年 shàng bàn nián

first half (of a year)

下半场 xià bàn chǎng

second half (of a game)

半径 bàn jìng

radius

半空 bàn kōng

midair

半月 bàn yuè

half-moon / fortnight

半截 bàn jié

half (of sth) / halfway through

半寸 bàn cùn

Half inch

半封闭 bàn fēng bì

semi-closed

半封建 bàn fēng jiàn

semifeudal

尤卡坦半岛 Yóu kǎ tǎn Bàn dǎo

Yucatan Peninsula (Mexico)