半
边
天

Half the sky in Chinese: 半边天 (bàn biān tiān)

bàn biān tiān

half the sky

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 半邊天1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1half the sky
  2. 2women of the new society
  3. 3womenfolk

Stroke order

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半
边
天

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ㄅㄢˋ

bàn

ㄅ/ bㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

ㄅㄧㄢ

biān

ㄅ/ bㄧ/ iㄢ/ an—/ first tone

ㄊㄧㄢ

tiān

ㄊ/ tㄧ/ iㄢ/ an—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

半边天

Simplified

半邊天

Traditional

Example sentences

See 半边天 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 在这个行业里，女性撑起了半边天。

    zài zhè ge háng yè lǐ， nǚ xìng chēng qǐ le bàn biān tiān。

    In this industry, women hold up half the sky.

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Related words

半

bàn

half

天

tiān

day

边

biān

side

今天

jīn tiān

today

明天

míng tiān

tomorrow

天气

tiān qì

weather

昨天

zuó tiān

yesterday

旁边

páng biān

side

右边

yòu bian

right side

左边

zuǒ bian

left

一边

yī biān

one side

聊天

liáo tiān

to chat

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