半 ⇒
半 bàn, half/semi-/incomplete/(after a number) and a half
一半 yībàn, half
半夜 bànyè, midnight/in the middle of the night
半辈子 bànbèizi, [半輩子], half of a lifetime
多半 duōbàn, most/mostly/most likely
半死 bànsǐ, half dead (of torment, hunger, tiredness etc)/(tired) to death/(terrified) out o...
半身 大半 dàbàn, more than half/greater part/most/probably/most likely
半天 bàntiān, half of the day/a long time/quite a while/midair/CL:個|个[gè]
半数 bànshù, [半數], half the number/half
半径 bànjìng, [半徑], radius
半点 bàndiǎn, [半點], the least bit
半生 bànshēng, half a lifetime
半岛 bàndǎo, [半島], peninsula
半路 bànlù, halfway/midway/on the way
半途而废 bàntúérfèi, [半途而廢], to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished
半决赛 bànjuésài, [半決賽], semifinals
半空 bànkōng, midair
半边 bànbiān, [半邊], half of sth/one side of sth
半价 bànjià, [半價], half price
半自动 bànzìdòng, [半自動], semiautomatic
半球 bànqiú, hemisphere
半身像 bànshēnxiàng, half-length photo or portrait/bust
上半场 减半 jiǎnbàn, [減半], to reduce by half
参半 cānbàn, [參半], half/half and half/both ... and .../just as much ... as .../equally
半死不活 半截 bànjié, half (of sth)/halfway through
半夜三更 bànyèsāngēng, in the depth of night/late at night
北半球 Běibànqiú, Northern Hemisphere
南半球 Nánbànqiú, Southern Hemisphere
过半 guòbàn, [過半], over fifty percent/more than half
大半生 半儿 对半 duìbàn, [對半], half-and-half/50-50/to double
夜半 yèbàn, midnight
西半球 xībànqiú, Western Hemisphere
巴尔干半岛 BāěrgànBàndǎo, [巴爾幹半島], Balkan Peninsula
半斤八两 bànjīnbāliǎng, [半斤八兩], not much to choose between the two/tweedledum and tweedledee
半程 半成品 bànchéngpǐn, semi-manufactured goods/semifinished articles/semifinished products
事半功倍 shìbàngōngbèi, half the work, twice the effect (idiom); the right approach saves effort and lea...
半导体 bàndǎotǐ, [半導體], semiconductor
大半天 一知半解 yīzhībànjiě, lit. to know one and understand half (idiom); a smattering of knowledge/dilettan...
半吊子 bàndiàozi, dabbler/smatterer/tactless and impulsive person
半身不遂 bànshēnbùsuì, paralysis of one side of the body/hemiplegia
喜忧参半 xǐyōucānbàn, [喜憂參半], to have mixed feelings (about sth)
半圆 bànyuán, [半圓], semicircle
半边天 bànbiāntiān, [半邊天], half the sky/women of the new society/womenfolk
降半旗 一星半点 yīxīngbàndiǎn, [一星半點], just the tiniest bit/a hint of
下半年 xiàbànnián, second half of the year
半生不熟 bànshēngbùshóu, underripe/half-cooked/(fig.) not mastered (of a technique)/clumsy/halting
小半 xiǎobàn, a portion smaller than a half/the lesser part/the smaller part
半信半疑 bànxìnbànyí, half doubting/dubious/skeptical
后半段 半道 半音 bànyīn, semitone
下半时 半山腰 一年半载 yīniánbànzǎi, [一年半載], about a year
后半夜 上半时 半壁江山 bànbìjiāngshān, half of the country (esp. when half the country has fallen into enemy hands)/vas...
半路出家 bànlùchūjiā, switch to a job one was not trained for
阿拉伯半岛 ĀlābóBàndǎo, [阿拉伯半島], Arabian Peninsula
年过半百 毁誉参半 一多半 下半夜 半票 bànpiào, half-price ticket/half fare
半日 前半夜 qiánbànyè, first half of the night (from nightfall to midnight)
半公开 bàngōngkāi, [半公開], semiovert/more or less open
半工半读 bàngōngbàndú, [半工半讀], part work, part study/work-study program
半衰期 bànshuāiqī, half-life
半瓶醋 bànpíngcù, dabbler/dilettante who speaks as though he were an expert
上半年 shàngbànnián, first half (of a year)
上半期 后半期 上半叶 shàngbànyè, [上半葉], the first half (of a period)
半月形 下半旗 半仙 半大 半年 bànnián, half a year
半百 bànbǎi, fifty (usually referring to sb's age)
上半夜 shàngbànyè, first half of the night/time before midnight
半推半就 bàntuībànjiù, half willing and half unwilling (idiom); to yield after making a show of resista...
半圆形 bànyuánxíng, [半圓形], semicircular
上下半场
坐 ⇒
坐 Zuò/zuò, surname Zuo, to sit/to take a seat/to take (a bus, airplane etc)/to bear fruit/v...
坐下 zuòxia, to sit down
坐牢 zuòláo, to be imprisoned
乘坐 chéngzuò, to ride (in a vehicle)
坐标 zuòbiāo, [坐標], coordinate (geometry)
坐坐 坐船 坐以待毙 zuòyǐdàibì, [坐以待斃], to sit and wait for death (idiom); resigned to one's fate
坐视不管 就坐 坐立不安 zuòlìbùān, lit. agitated sitting or standing (idiom)/restless/fidgety
坐等 坐骑 zuòqí, [坐騎], saddle horse/mount
坐落 zuòluò, to be situated/to be located (of a building)
坐垫 zuòdiàn, [坐墊], cushion/(motorbike) seat/CL:塊|块[kuài]
坐冷板凳 zuòlěngbǎndèng, to hold an inconsequential job/to receive a cold reception/to be kept waiting fo...
静坐 jìngzuò, [靜坐], to sit quietly/to meditate/to stage a sit-in
如坐针毡 rúzuòzhēnzhān, [如坐針氈], lit. as if sitting on pins and needles/fig. to be in an uncomfortable situation
仰卧起坐 yǎngwòqǐzuò, [仰臥起坐], sit-up (physical exercise)
坐姿 闲坐 xiánzuò, [閑坐], to sit around/to sit idly
端坐 duānzuò, to sit upright
平起平坐 píngqǐpíngzuò, to be on an equal footing
坐享其成 zuòxiǎngqíchéng, to reap where one has not sown (idiom)
后坐 hòuzuò, [後坐], recoil (of a gun)/backlash
坐骨神经 zuògǔshénjīng, [坐骨神經], sciatic nerve
后坐力 hòuzuòlì, [後坐力], recoil (of a gun)/backlash/reactive force
坐镇 zuòzhèn, [坐鎮], (of a commanding officer) to keep watch/to oversee
坐位 坐定 zuòdìng, to be seated
坐席 zuòxí, seat (at a banquet)/to attend a banquet
围坐 wéizuò, [圍坐], to sit in a circle/seated around (a narrator)
坐收渔利 zuòshōuyúlì, [坐收漁利], benefit from others' dispute (idiom)
坐骨 zuògǔ, ischium
坐禅 zuòchán, [坐禪], to sit in meditation/to meditate
打坐 dǎzuò, to sit in meditation/to meditate
坐椅 zuòyǐ, seat/chair
坐井观天 zuòjǐngguāntiān, [坐井觀天], lit. to view the sky from the bottom of a well (idiom); ignorant and narrow-mind...
枯坐 坐卧不安 小坐 坐堂 坐待 对坐 坐标轴 跪坐 坐化 zuòhuà, to die in a seated posture (Buddhism)
坐庄 坐次 坐失良机 zuòshīliángjī, [坐失良機], to sit and waste a good opportunity (idiom); to lose the chance
正坐 坐标系 zuòbiāoxì, [座標系], coordinate system (geometry)
坐吃山空 zuòchīshānkōng, lit. just sitting and eating, one can deplete even a mountain of wealth (idiom)/...