bàn
半
half
HSK 2.0 · 3
HSK 3.0 · 1
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Meaning, words & where you learn it
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Words with 半
一半 yī bàn
half
HSK 1
半天 bàn tiān
half of the day; a long time
HSK 1
半年 bàn nián
half a year
HSK 1
半夜 bàn yè
midnight; in the middle of the night
HSK 2
多半 duō bàn
most; mostly
HSK 6
半决赛 bàn jué sài
semifinals
HSK 6
半场 bàn chǎng
half of a game or contest; half-court
HSK 7–9
半数 bàn shù
half the number; half
HSK 7–9
半岛 bàn dǎo
peninsula
HSK 7–9
半路 bàn lù
halfway; midway
HSK 7–9
过半 guò bàn
over fifty percent; more than half
HSK 7–9
半途而废 bàn tú ér fèi
to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished
HSK 7–9
Examples from your lessons
- 现在上午九点半。 It is now 9:30 AM. Lesson 3
- 我每天早上六点半起床。 I get up at 6:30 AM every day. Lesson 9
- 十点半，我很累！ 10:30, I'm very tired! Lesson 9
- 我每天早上六点半起床。 I get up at 6:30 every morning. Lesson 14
- 现在八点半。 It's half past eight. Lesson 105
- 我等了你半个小时！ I waited for you for half an hour! Lesson 105
Character facts
Ideographic: A cow 牛 splitting 丷 wood in half