折 ⇒
折磨 zhémó, to torment/to torture
骨折 gǔzhé, to suffer a fracture/(of a bone) to break/fracture
折 shé/zhē/zhé, [摺], to break (e.g. stick or bone)/a loss, to turn sth over/to turn upside down/to ti...
折腾 zhēteng, [折騰], to toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly)/to repeat sth over and over again/t...
折断 zhéduàn, [折斷], to snap sth off/to break
挫折 cuòzhé, setback/reverse/check/defeat/frustration/disappointment/to frustrate/to discoura...
打折 dǎzhé, to give a discount
折扣 zhékòu, discount
折叠 zhédié, [折疊], to fold/collapsible/folding (bicycle, antenna, bed etc)
转折点 zhuǎnzhédiǎn, [轉折點], turning point/breaking point
不折不扣 bùzhébùkòu, a hundred percent/to the letter/out-and-out
曲折 qūzhé, winding/(fig.) complicated
转折 zhuǎnzhé, [轉折], shift in the trend of events/turnaround/plot shift in a book/turn in the convers...
存折 cúnzhé, [存摺], passbook/bankbook
周折 zhōuzhé, twists and turns/vicissitude/complication/difficulty/effort/CL:番[fān]
折服 zhéfú, to convince/to subdue/to be convinced/to be bowled over
波折 bōzhé, twists and turns
折中 zhézhōng, to compromise/to take the middle road/a trade-off/eclectic
折衷 zhézhōng, variant of 折中[zhé zhōng]
夭折 yāozhé, to die young or prematurely/to come to a premature end/to be aborted prematurely
折回 zhéhuí, to turn back/to retrace one's steps
折射 zhéshè, to refract/refraction/to reflect (in the figurative sense: to show the nature of...
打折扣 dǎzhékòu, to give a discount/to be of less value than anticipated
折返 zhéfǎn, to turn back
折价 对折 duìzhé, [對摺], to sell at a 50% discount/to fold in two
挫折感 cuòzhégǎn, frustration
折叠床 折叠椅 zhédiéyǐ, [折疊椅], folding chair/deck chair
折页 折刀 zhédāo, clasp knife/folding knife
破折号 pòzhéhào, [破折號], dash/Chinese dash ── (punct., double the length of the western dash)
折寿 zhéshòu, [折壽], to have one's life shortened (by excesses etc)
费尽周折 折腰 zhéyāo, to bend at the waist/to bow/(fig.) to bow to/to submit
折桂 zhéguì, to win the laurels/to pass an imperial examination/to win a championship
百折不挠 bǎizhébùnáo, [百折不撓], to keep on fighting in spite of all setbacks (idiom)/to be undaunted by repeated...
折合 zhéhé, to convert into/to amount to/to be equivalent to
一波三折 yībōsānzhé, calligraphic flourish with many twists/fig. many twists and turns
折扇 zhéshàn, folding fan
折光 zhéguāng, [摺光], refraction, refraction
折算 zhésuàn, to convert (between currencies)
折射角 艰难曲折 折旧费 折射率 zhéshèlǜ, index of refraction
几经周折
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