半

Half in Chinese: 半 (bàn)

bàn

half

HSK 32 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1half
  2. 2semi-
  3. 3incomplete
  4. 4(after a number) and a half

Stroke order

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半

Zhuyin

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ㄅㄢˋ

bàn

ㄅ/ bㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 3点半了。

    3 diǎn bàn le。

    It's 3:30.

  • 六点半开始。

    liù diǎn bàn kāi shǐ。

    It starts at 6.30.

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Related words

半年

bàn nián

half a year

半天

bàn tiān

half of the day

一半

yī bàn

half

半夜

bàn yè

midnight

多半

duō bàn

most

半场

bàn chǎng

half of a game or contest

半岛

bàn dǎo

peninsula

半路

bàn lù

halfway

半数

bàn shù

half the number

过半

guò bàn

over fifty percent

半决赛

bàn jué sài

semifinals

半边天

bàn biān tiān

half the sky

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