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半
Trad. 半
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(Bushou)		 十
Strokes 2
Composition
Strokes 5
Structure
Decomp. 丷半
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Mandarin bàn
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Pinyin ban4
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Sijiao 9050.0
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半 bàn half / semi- / incomplete / (after a number) and a half
Results beginning with 半
半年 bàn nián half a year
半天 bàn tiān half of the day / a long time / quite a while / midair / CL:個|个[ge4]
半个 bàn ge half of sth
半夜 bàn yè midnight / in the middle of the night
半晌 bàn shǎng half of the day / a long time / quite a while
半岛 bàn dǎo peninsula
半点 bàn diǎn the least bit
半月 bàn yuè half-moon / fortnight
半空 bàn kōng midair
半数 bàn shù half the number / half
半球 bàn qiú hemisphere
半径 bàn jìng radius
半路 bàn lù halfway / midway / on the way
半截 bàn jié half (of sth) / halfway through
半边 bàn biān half of sth / one side of sth
半死 bàn sǐ half dead (of torment, hunger, tiredness etc) / (tired) to death / (terrified) out of one's wits / (beaten) to within an inch of one's life / (knock) the daylights out of sb
半价 bàn jià half price
半分 bàn fēn a little bit
半场 bàn chǎng half of a game or contest / half-court
半生 bàn shēng half a lifetime
半途 bàn tú halfway / midway
半响 bàn xiǎng half the day / a long time / quite a while
半圆 bàn yuán semicircle
半夏 bàn xià Pinellia ternata
半百 bàn bǎi fifty (usually referring to sb's age)
半拉 bàn lǎ (coll.) half
半坡 Bàn pō Banpo neolithic Yangshao culture archaeological site east of Xi'an 西安
半打 bàn dá half a dozen
半载 bàn zài half load
半载 bàn zǎi half a year
半轴 bàn zhóu semiaxis / half axle
半音 bàn yīn semitone
半旗 bàn qí half-mast / half-staff
半票 bàn piào half-price ticket / half fare
半白 bàn bái fifty (years of age)
半蹲 bàn dūn half squat
半拱 bàn gǒng semiarch / half arch
半核 bàn hé hemishell / half-pit
半环 bàn huán semiring
半桥 bàn qiáo half bridge (electronics)
半神 bàn shén demigod
半托 bàn tuō day care
半腰 bàn yāo middle / halfway
半职 bàn zhí part-time work
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半小时 bàn xiǎo shí half hour
半导体 bàn dǎo tǐ semiconductor
半决赛 bàn jué sài semifinals
半空中 bàn kōng zhōng in midair / in the air
半透明 bàn tòu míng translucent / semitransparent
半成品 bàn chéng pǐn semi-manufactured goods / semifinished articles / semifinished products
半自动 bàn zì dòng semiautomatic
半边天 bàn biān tiān half the sky / women of the new society / womenfolk
半条命 bàn tiáo mìng half a life / only half alive / barely alive / (scared, beaten etc) half to death
半圆形 bàn yuán xíng semicircular
半辈子 bàn bèi zi half of a lifetime
半月刊 bàn yuè kān fortnightly / twice a month
半世纪 bàn shì jì half century
半衰期 bàn shuāi qī half-life
半吊子 bàn diào zi dabbler / smatterer / tactless and impulsive person
半封建 bàn fēng jiàn semifeudal
半文盲 bàn wén máng semiliterate
半身像 bàn shēn xiàng half-length photo or portrait / bust
半乳糖 bàn rǔ táng galactose (CH2O)6 / brain sugar
半月板 bàn yuè bǎn meniscus (anatomy)
半脱产 bàn tuō chǎn partly released from productive labor / partly released from one's regular work
半地堑  half-graben
半量化  semiquantification
半自发  semi-automatic action
半长轴 bàn cháng zhóu semiaxis / radius
半翅目 bàn chì mù Hemiptera (suborder of order Homoptera, insects including cicadas and aphids)
半导瓷 bàn dǎo cí semiconducting ceramic (electronics)
半分儿 bàn fēn r erhua variant of 半分[ban4 fen1]
半复赛 bàn fù sài eighth finals
半个人 bàn ge rén (not) a single person / (no) one
半公斤 bàn gōng jīn half kilo
半公开 bàn gōng kāi semiovert / more or less open
半官方 bàn guān fāng semiofficial
半规管 bàn guī guǎn (anatomy) semicircular canal
半规则 bàn guī zé quasi-regular
半腱肌 bàn jiàn jī semitendinosus, one of the hamstring muscles in the thigh
半跏坐 bàn jiā zuò sitting with one leg crossed (usu. of Bodhisattva)
半截衫 bàn jié shān upper jacket
半就业 bàn jiù yè partial employment
半开化 bàn kāi huà semicivilized
半开门 bàn kāi mén half-open door / fig. prostitute
半流食 bàn liú shí (medicine) semi-liquid food
半流体 bàn liú tǐ semifluid
半履带 bàn lu:3 dài half-track (vehicle with both wheels and caterpillar treads)
半裸体 bàn luǒ tǐ half-naked
半麻醉 bàn má zuì local anesthetic / anesthesia to half the body (as for a C-section birth)
半膜肌 bàn mó jī semimembranosus (anatomy)
半瓶醋 bàn píng cù dabbler / dilettante who speaks as though he were an expert
半坡村 bàn pō cūn archaeological site near Xi'an
半蹼鹬 bàn pǔ yù (bird species of China) Asian dowitcher (Limnodromus semipalmatus)
半人马 bàn rén mǎ centaur (mythology)
半山区 bàn shān qū mid-levels (in Hong Kong)
半失业 bàn shī yè semi-employed / partly employed / underemployed
半视野 bàn shì yě half visual field
半熟练 bàn shú liàn semiskilled
半桶水 bàn tǒng shuǐ (coll.) (of one's skills, knowledge etc) limited / superficial / half-baked / sb with a smattering of knowledge (of sth) / dabbler
半无限 bàn wú xiàn semi-infinite
半音程 bàn yīn chéng semitone
半以上 bàn yǐ shàng more than half
半圆仪 bàn yuán yí protractor
半元音 bàn yuán yīn semivowel
半月瓣 bàn yuè bàn semilunar valve (anatomy)
半中腰 bàn zhōng yāo middle / halfway
半pucca结构  semi pucca structure
半信半疑 bàn xìn bàn yí half doubting / dubious / skeptical
半壁江山 bàn bì jiāng shān half of the country (esp. when half the country has fallen into enemy hands) / vast swathe of territory
半途而废 bàn tú ér fèi to give up halfway (idiom) / leave sth unfinished
半夜三更 bàn yè sān gēng in the depth of night / late at night
半斤八两 bàn jīn bā liǎng not much to choose between the two / tweedledum and tweedledee
半殖民地 bàn zhí mín dì semicolonial
半生不熟 bàn shēng bù shóu underripe / half-cooked / (fig.) not mastered (of a technique) / clumsy / halting
半身不遂 bàn shēn bù suì paralysis of one side of the body / hemiplegia
半工半读 bàn gōng bàn dú part work, part study / work-study program
半路出家 bàn lù chū jiā switch to a job one was not trained for
半胱氨酸 bàn guāng ān suān cysteine (Cys), an amino acid / mercaptoethyl amine
半老徐娘 bàn lǎo xú niáng middle-aged but still attractive woman / lady of a certain age
半间不界 bàn gān bù gà shallow / not thorough / superficial
半开门儿 bàn kāi mén r erhua variant of 半開門|半开门[ban4 kai1 men2]
半梦半醒 bàn mèng bàn xǐng half-awake / half-asleep
半推半就 bàn tuī bàn jiù half willing and half unwilling (idiom) / to yield after making a show of resistance
半效应线  half-effect line
半干旱带  semi-arid tropics / semi-arid zone
半球分布  hemispherical distribution
半干旱区  semi-arid area
半圆检验  semi-circle test / semi-circle rule / semi-circular rule
半圆规则  semi-circle test / semi-circle rule / semi-circular rule
半数有效  median effective dose / effective dose 50
半平头弹  semi-wadcutter bullet / SWC bullet
半半拉拉 bàn bàn lā lā incomplete / unfinished
半边莲科 bàn biān lián kē Lobeliaceae
半表半里 bàn biǎo bàn lǐ half outside, half inside / half interior, half exterior
半壁河山 bàn bì hé shān see 半壁江山[ban4 bi4 jiang1 shan1]
半懂不懂 bàn dǒng bù dǒng to not fully understand / to only partly understand
半封闭海 bàn fēng bì hǎi semi-enclosed sea
半个世纪 bàn ge shì jì half a century
半开半关 bàn kāi bàn guān half-open, half closed
半劳动力 bàn láo dòng lì one able to do light manual labor only / semi-able-bodied or part time (farm) worker
半履带车 bàn lu:3 dài chē half-track (vehicle with wheels at the front and continuous tracks in the rear)
半明不灭 bàn míng bù miè dull (lamplight)
半排出期 bàn pái chū qī half-life
半瓶子醋 bàn píng zi cù see 半瓶醋[ban4 ping2 cu4]
半坡遗址 Bàn pō yí zhǐ Banpo neolithic Yangshao culture archaeological site east of Xi'an 西安
半球环流 bàn qiú huán liú hemispherical circulation
半人马座 Bàn rén mǎ zuò Centaurus (constellation)
半日工作 bàn rì gōng zuò part-time work in which one works each day for a half-day, typically a morning or an afternoon
半身不遂 bàn shēn bù suí paralysis of one side of the body / hemiplegia
Approximate Results for 半
一半 yī bàn half
大半 dà bàn more than half / greater part / most / probably / most likely
多半 duō bàn most / mostly / most likely
过半 guò bàn over fifty percent / more than half
夜半 yè bàn midnight
减半 jiǎn bàn to reduce by half
参半 cān bàn half / half and half / both ... and ... / just as much ... as ... / equally
月半 yuè bàn 15th of the month
对半 duì bàn half-and-half / 50-50 / to double
折半 zhé bàn to reduce by fifty percent / half-price
后半 hòu bàn latter half
上半 shàng bàn first half
太半 tài bàn more than half / a majority / most / mostly
泰半 tài bàn more than half / a majority / most / mostly
下半 xià bàn second half
小半 xiǎo bàn a portion smaller than a half / the lesser part / the smaller part
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上半年 shàng bàn nián first half (of a year)
下半年 xià bàn nián second half of the year
另一半 lìng yī bàn other half / (fig.) spouse / one's better half
下半身 xià bàn shēn lower half of one's body / Lower Body (Chinese poetry movement of the early 21st century)
上半身 shàng bàn shēn the upper body
一年半 yī nián bàn a year and a half
好半天 hǎo bàn tiān most of the day
老半天 lǎo bàn tiān (coll.) a long time
北半球 Běi bàn qiú Northern Hemisphere
六点半 liù diǎn bàn half past six / 6:30
南半球 Nán bàn qiú Southern Hemisphere
西半球 xī bàn qiú Western Hemisphere
上半夜 shàng bàn yè first half of the night / time before midnight
下半旗 xià bàn qí half mast / half staff
东半球 dōng bàn qiú the Eastern Hemisphere / the Old World
前半夜 qián bàn yè first half of the night (from nightfall to midnight)
矮半截 ǎi bàn jié to be inferior to / to be of a lower grade than
大半夜 dà bàn yè the middle of the night
罚半蹲 fá bàn dūn to punish a student by having him stand in a half-squatting position with arms extended forward
韩半岛 Hán Bàn dǎo Korean peninsula (esp. South Korean usage)
后半场 hòu bàn chǎng second half (of sporting competition)
后半生 hòu bàn shēng latter half of one's life
后半叶 hòu bàn yè latter half (of a decade, century etc)
慢半拍 màn bàn pāi (music) a half-beat behind / (fig.) rather slow (in performing a task, comprehending etc)
前半晌 qián bàn shǎng morning / a.m. / first half of the day
前半生 qián bàn shēng first half of one's life
前半天 qián bàn tiān morning / a.m. / first half of the day
上半晌 shàng bàn shǎng forenoon / morning / a.m.
上半天 shàng bàn tiān morning
上半叶 shàng bàn yè the first half (of a period)
头半天 tóu bàn tiān morning / first half of the day
下半天 xià bàn tiān afternoon
一半天 yī bàn tiān in a day or two / soon
一个半 yī ge bàn one and a half
正半轴 zhèng bàn zhóu positive semiaxis (in coordinate geometry)
事半功倍 shì bàn gōng bèi half the work, twice the effect (idiom) / the right approach saves effort and leads to better results / a stitch in time saves nine
朝鲜半岛 Cháo xiǎn Bàn dǎo Korean Peninsula
三更半夜 sān gēng bàn yè in the depth of the night / very late at night
一知半解 yī zhī bàn jiě lit. to know one and understand half (idiom) / a smattering of knowledge / dilettante / amateur
深更半夜 shēn gēng bàn yè in the dead of night (idiom)
一年半载 yī nián bàn zǎi about a year
事倍功半 shì bèi gōng bàn twice the effort for half the result
一时半刻 yī shí bàn kè a short time / a little while
一鳞半爪 yī lín bàn zhuǎ lit. one scale and half a claw (idiom) / only odd bits and pieces
黑天半夜 hēi tiān bàn yè lit. the black sky of midnight / very late at night (idiom)
晚半天儿 wǎn ban tiān r late afternoon
徐娘半老 xú niáng bàn lǎo middle-aged but still attractive woman / lady of a certain age
一时半霎 yī shí bàn shà a short time / a little while
一时半晌 yī shí bàn shǎng a short time / a little while
一星半点 yī xīng bàn diǎn just the tiniest bit / a hint of
东西半球 dōng xī bàn qiú East and West hemispheres
恒春半岛 Héng chūn Bàn dǎo Hengchun Peninsula in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], the southernmost point of Taiwan
酒至半酣 jiǔ zhì bàn hān to drink until one is half drunk
科拉半岛 kē lā bàn dǎo Kola
雷州半岛 Léi zhōu Bàn dǎo Leizhou Peninsula
凉了半截 liáng le bàn jié felt a chill (in one's heart) / (one's heart) sank
辽东半岛 Liáo dōng Bàn dǎo Liaodong Peninsula
马来半岛 Mǎ lái Bàn dǎo Malay Peninsula
前半晌儿 qián bàn shǎng r erhua variant of 前半晌[qian2 ban4 shang3]
前半天儿 qián bàn tiān r erhua variant of 前半天[qian2 ban4 tian1]
山东半岛 Shān dōng Bàn dǎo Shandong Peninsula
上半部分 shàng bàn bù fèn upper part / top half
头半天儿 tóu bàn tiān r erhua variant of 頭半天|头半天[tou2 ban4 tian1]
西奈半岛 Xī nài Bàn dǎo Sinai Peninsula
喜忧参半 xǐ yōu cān bàn to have mixed feelings (about sth)
一鳞半爪 yī lín bàn zhǎo lit. one scale and half a claw (idiom) / fig. only odd bits and pieces
影响半径 yǐng xiǎng bàn jìng radius of influence
印支半岛 Yìn zhī Bàn dǎo Indochina (abbr. for colonial term 印度支那半島|印度支那半岛[Yin4 du4 zhi1 na4 Ban4 dao3]) / now written 中南半島|中南半岛[Zhong1 nan2 Ban4 dao3]
一时半会 yī shí bàn huì a short time / a little while
原子半径 yuán zǐ bàn jìng atomic radius
中南半岛 Zhōng nán Bàn dǎo Indochina
中印半岛 Zhōng yìn Bàn dǎo Indochina / also written 中南半島|中南半岛[Zhong1 nan2 Ban4 dao3]
阿拉伯半岛 A1 lā bó Bàn dǎo Arabian Peninsula
巴尔干半岛 Bā ěr gān Bàn dǎo Balkan Peninsula
动物半圈养  semi-captive raising of animals
生物半衰期  biological half-life
巴尔干半岛 Bā ěr gàn Bàn dǎo Balkan Peninsula
堪察加半岛 Kān chá jiā Bàn dǎo Kamchatka Peninsula, far-eastern Russia
勘察加半岛 Kān chá jiā Bàn dǎo Kamchatka Peninsula, far-eastern Russia
克里木半岛 Kè lǐ mù Bàn dǎo Crimea / the Crimean peninsula
南极洲半岛 Nán jí zhōu Bàn dǎo the Antarctic Peninsula (jutting out towards South America)
诺曼底半岛 Nuò màn dǐ Bàn dǎo Normandy peninsula
特许半导体 tè xǔ bàn dǎo tǐ Chartered Semiconductor
一时半会儿 yī shí bàn huì r a short time / a little while
尤卡坦半岛 Yóu kǎ tǎn Bàn dǎo Yucatan Peninsula (Mexico)
北半球中纬度  northern middle latitude / upper mid-latitude
第六章半行动  chapter VI 1 / 2 operation / hybrid operation
伊比利亚半岛 Yī bǐ lì yà Bàn dǎo Iberian Peninsula
印度支那半岛 Yìn dù zhī nà Bàn dǎo Indochina (old term, esp. colonial period) / now written 中南半島|中南半岛[Zhong1 nan2 Ban4 dao3]
话不投机半句多 huà bù tóu jī bàn jù duō when views are irreconcilable, it's a waste of breath to continue discussion (idiom)
行百里者半九十 xíng bǎi lǐ zhě bàn jiǔ shí lit. ninety li is merely a half of a hundred li journey (idiom) / fig. the closer one is to completing a task, the tougher it gets / a task is not done until it's done
妇女能顶半边天 fù nu:3 néng dǐng bàn biān tiān Woman can hold up half the sky / fig. nowadays, women have an equal part to play in society
欧洲南半球天文台  European Southern Observatory
西半球安全委员会  Committee on Hemispheric Security
西半球散居者论坛  Western Hemisphere Diaspora Forum
编制半期全面预算  semi-full budgeting
化合物半导体电池 huà hé wù bàn dǎo tǐ diàn chí compound-semiconductor cell
及时处理，事半功倍 jí shí chǔ lǐ , shì bàn gōng bèi timely handling doubles the effect and halves the effort / the right approach saves effort and leads to better results / a stitch in time saves nine
气候的半球热力学模式  hemispherical thermodynamic model of climate
朝鲜半岛能源开发组织  Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization
消除贫穷和歧视半球会议  Hemispheric Conference on the Eradication of Poverty and Discrimination
西半球主管科技部长会议  Hemispheric Meeting of Ministers Responsible for Science and Technology
欧洲南半球天文研究组织 ōu zhōu nán bàn qiú tiān wén yán jiū zǔ zhī European Organization for Astronomical Research in the Southern Hemisphere / European Southern Observatory
少女露笑脸，婚事半成全 shào nu:3 lù xiào liǎn , hūn shì bàn chéng quán When the girl smiles, the matchmaker's job is half done. (idiom)
一瓶子不响，半瓶子晃荡 yī píng zi bù xiǎng , bàn píng zi huàng dang lit. a full bottle makes no sound / a half-filled bottle sloshes (idiom) / fig. empty vessels make the most noise
国际半干旱热带作物研究所  International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
国际旱地和半旱地研究中心  International Centre for Arid and Semi-arid Lands Studies
宇宙神－半人马座运载火箭  Atlas-Centaur
巴卡西半岛后续行动委员会  Follow-up Committee on the Bakassi peninsula
西半球安全问题特别委员会  Special Committee on Hemispheric Security
西半球议员人口与发展会议  Western Hemisphere Parliamentarians Conference on Population and Development
西半球国家委员会区域会议  Regional Conference of National Commissions in the Western Hemisphere
联合国妇女十年后半期行动纲领  Programme of Action for the Second Half of the United Nations Decade for Women
关于朝鲜半岛无核化的共同宣言  Joint Declaration on the Denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula / Joint Declaration
西半球自然保护和野生物保存公约  Convention on Nature Protection and Wildlife Preservation in the Western Hemisphere
各国议会联盟西半球贩毒问题会议  Inter-Parliamentary Conference on Drug Trafficking in the Western Hemisphere
平生不做亏心事，半夜敲门心不惊 píng shēng bù zuò kuī xīn shì , bàn yè qiāo mén xīn bù jīng He who never wrongs others does not fear the knock in the night. / Rest with a clear conscience.
维护西半球土着国家和人民原则宣言  Declaration of Principles for the Defence of the Indigenous Nations and Peoples of the Western Hemisphere
种族隔离制度下的妇女半球讨论会宣言  Declaration of the Hemispheric Seminar on Women Under Apartheid
旱地和半湿地生物多样性特设技术专家组  Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on the Biodiversity of Dry and Sub-humid Lands
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