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... 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 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 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 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 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 半音 bànyīn, semitone 一年半载 yīniánbànzǎi, [一年半載], about a year 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 半票 bànpiào, half-price ticket/half fare 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) 上半叶 shàngbànyè, [上半葉], the first half (of a period) 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 一个半 yīgebàn, [一個半], one and a half 一半天 yībàntiān, in a day or two/soon 一年半 yīniánbàn, a year and a half 一时半会 yīshíbànhuì, [一時半會], a short time/a little while 一时半会儿 yīshíbànhuìr, [一時半會兒], a short time/a little while 一时半刻 yīshíbànkè, [一時半刻], a short time/a little while 一时半晌 yīshíbànshǎng, [一時半晌], a short time/a little while 一时半霎 yīshíbànshà, [一時半霎], a short time/a little while 一鳞半爪 yīlínbànzhuǎ, [一鱗半爪], lit. one scale and half a claw (idiom); only odd bits and pieces 三更半夜 sāngēngbànyè, in the depth of the night/very late at night 上半 shàngbàn, first half 上半天 shàngbàntiān, morning 上半晌 shàngbànshǎng, forenoon/morning/a.m. 上半身 shàngbànshēn, the upper body 上半部分 shàngbànbùfèn, upper part/top half 下半 xiàbàn, second half 下半天 xiàbàntiān, afternoon 下半身 xiàbànshēn, lower half of one's body/Lower Body (Chinese poetry movement of the early 21st c... 东半球 dōngbànqiú, [東半球], the Eastern Hemisphere/the Old World 东西半球 dōngxībànqiú, [東西半球], East and West hemispheres 中南半岛 ZhōngnánBàndǎo, [中南半島], Indochina 中印半岛 ZhōngyìnBàndǎo, [中印半島], Indochina/also written 中南半島|中南半岛[Zhōng nán Bàn dǎo] 事倍功半 shìbèigōngbàn, twice the effort for half the result 伊比利亚半岛 YībǐlìyàBàndǎo, [伊比利亞半島], Iberian Peninsula 克里木半岛 KèlǐmùBàndǎo, [克里木半島], Crimea/the Crimean peninsula 凉了半截 liánglebànjié, [涼了半截], felt a chill (in one's heart)/(one's heart) sank 前半天 qiánbàntiān, morning/a.m./first half of the day 前半天儿 qiánbàntiānr, [前半天兒], erhua variant of 前半天[qián bàn tiān] 前半晌 qiánbànshǎng, morning/a.m./first half of the day 前半晌儿 qiánbànshǎngr, [前半晌兒], erhua variant of 前半晌[qián bàn shǎng] 前半生 qiánbànshēng, first half of one's life 勘察加半岛 KānchájiāBàndǎo, [勘察加半島], Kamchatka Peninsula, far-eastern Russia 半个 bànge, [半個], half of sth 半个人 bàngerén, [半個人], (not) a single person/(no) one 半中腰 bànzhōngyāo, middle/halfway 半乳糖 bànrǔtáng, galactose (CHO)6/brain sugar 半乳糖血症 bànrǔtángxuèzhèng, galactosemia 半人马 bànrénmǎ, [半人馬], centaur (mythology) 半人马座 Bànrénmǎzuò, [半人馬座], Centaurus (constellation) 半以上 bànyǐshàng, more than half 半保留复制 bànbǎoliúfùzhì, [半保留複製], semiconservative replication 半分 bànfēn, a little bit 半分儿 bànfēnr, [半分兒], erhua variant of 半分[bàn fēn] 半劳动力 bànláodònglì, [半勞動力], one able to do light manual labor only/semi-able-bodied or part time (farm) work... 半半拉拉 bànbànlālā, incomplete/unfinished 半响 bànxiǎng, [半響], half the day/a long time/quite a while 半圆仪 bànyuányí, [半圓儀], protractor 半场 bànchǎng, [半場], half of a game or contest/half-court 半坡 Bànpō, Banpo neolithic Yangshao culture archaeological site east of Xi'an 西安 半坡村 bànpōcūn, archaeological site near Xi'an 半坡遗址 Bànpōyízhǐ, [半坡遺址], Banpo neolithic Yangshao culture archaeological site east of Xi'an 西安 半壁河山 bànbìhéshān, see 半壁江山[bàn bì jiāng shān] 半复赛 bànfùsài, [半復賽], eighth finals 半夏 bànxià, Pinellia ternata 半失业 bànshīyè, [半失業], semi-employed/partly employed/underemployed 半官方 bànguānfāng, semiofficial 半导体探测器 bàndǎotǐtàncèqì, [半導體探測器], semiconductor detector 半导体超点阵 bàndǎotǐchāodiǎnzhèn, [半導體超點陣], semiconductor superlattice 半导瓷 bàndǎocí, [半導瓷], semiconducting ceramic (electronics) 半封建 bànfēngjiàn, semifeudal 半封建半殖民地 bànfēngjiànbànzhímíndì, semifeudal and semicolonial (the official Marxist description of China in the la... 半小时 bànxiǎoshí, [半小時], half hour 半履带车 bànlǚdàichē, [半履帶車], half-track (vehicle with wheels at the front and continuous tracks in the rear) 半山区 bànshānqū, [半山區], mid-levels (in Hong Kong) 半岛和东方航海 Bàndǎohédōngfānghánghǎi, [半島和東方航海], P&O/Peninsula and Oriental shipping company 半岛国际学校 BàndǎoGuójìXuéxiào, [半島國際學校], International School of the Penninsula 半岛电视台 BàndǎoDiànshìtái, [半島電視台], Al Jazeera (Arabic news network) 半开化 bànkāihuà, [半開化], semicivilized 半开半关 bànkāibànguān, [半開半關], half-open, half closed 半开门 bànkāimén, [半開門], half-open door/fig. prostitute 半开门儿 bànkāiménr, [半開門兒], erhua variant of 半開門|半开门[bàn kāi mén] 半懂不懂 bàndǒngbùdǒng, to not fully understand/to only partly understand 半截衫 bànjiéshān, upper jacket 半打 bàndá, half a dozen 半托 bàntuō, day care 半拉 bànlǎ, half 半拱 bàngǒng, semiarch/half arch 半排出期 bànpáichūqī, half-life 半数以上 bànshùyǐshàng, [半數以上], more than half 半文盲 bànwénmáng, semiliterate 半旗 bànqí, half-mast/half-staff 半无限 bànwúxiàn, [半無限], semi-infinite 半日制学校 bànrìzhìxuéxiào, [半日制學校], half-day (or double-shift) school 半日工作 bànrìgōngzuò, part-time work in which one works each day for a half-day, typically a morning o... 半明不灭 bànmíngbùmiè, [半明不滅], dull (lamplight) 半晌 bànshǎng, half of the day/a long time/quite a while 半月 bànyuè, half-moon/fortnight 半月刊 bànyuèkān, fortnightly/twice a month 半月板 bànyuèbǎn, meniscus (anatomy) 半月瓣 bànyuèbàn, semilunar valve (anatomy) 半条命 bàntiáomìng, [半條命], half a life/only half alive/barely alive/(scared, beaten etc) half to death 半桥 bànqiáo, [半橋], half bridge (electronics) 半桶水 bàntǒngshuǐ, (coll.) (of one's skills, knowledge etc) limited/superficial/half-baked/sb with ... 半梦半醒 bànmèngbànxǐng, [半夢半醒], half-awake/half-asleep 半殖民地 bànzhímíndì, semicolonial 半流体 bànliútǐ, [半流體], semifluid 半熟练 bànshúliàn, [半熟練], semiskilled 半瓶子醋 bànpíngzicù, see 半瓶醋[bàn píng cù] 半瓶水响叮当 bànpíngshuǐxiǎngdīngdāng, [半瓶水響叮噹], lit. if you tap a half-empty bottle it makes a sound (idiom)/fig. empty vessels ... 半白 bànbái, fifty (years of age) 半真半假 bànzhēnbànjiǎ, (idiom) half true and half false 半空中 bànkōngzhōng, in midair/in the air 半糖夫妻 bàntángfūqī, weekend spouse/relationship involving a sugar-daddy 半翅目 bànchìmù, Hemiptera (suborder of order Homoptera, insects including cicadas and aphids) 半老徐娘 bànlǎoXúniáng, middle-aged but still attractive woman/lady of a certain age 半职 bànzhí, [半職], part-time work 半胱氨酸 bànguāngānsuān, cysteine (Cys), an amino acid/mercaptoethyl amine 半脱产 bàntuōchǎn, [半脫產], partly released from productive labor/partly released from one's regular work 半腰 bànyāo, middle/halfway 半腱肌 bànjiànjī, semitendinosus, one of the hamstring muscles in the thigh 半膜肌 bànmójī, semimembranosus (anatomy) 半自耕农 bànzìgēngnóng, [半自耕農], semi-tenant peasant/semi-owner peasant 半表半里 bànbiǎobànlǐ, [半表半裡], half outside, half inside/half interior, half exterior 半裸体 bànluǒtǐ, [半裸體], half-naked 半规则 bànguīzé, [半規則], quasi-regular 半规管 bànguīguǎn, [半規管], semicircular canal 半视野 bànshìyě, [半視野], half visual field 半跏坐 bànjiāzuò, sitting with one leg crossed (usu. of Bodhisattva) 半路杀出个程咬金 bànlùshāchūgèChéngYǎojīn, [半路殺出個程咬金], lit. Cheng Yaojin ambushes the enemy (saying)/fig. sb shows up unexpectedly and ... 半路杀出的程咬金 bànlùshāchūdeChéngYǎojīn, [半路殺出的程咬金], see 半路殺出個程咬金|半路杀出个程咬金[bàn lù shā chū gè Chéng Yǎo jīn] 半蹲 bàndūn, half squat 半蹼鹬 bànpǔyù, [半蹼鷸], (bird species of China) Asian dowitcher (Limnodromus semipalmatus) 半轴 bànzhóu, [半軸], semiaxis/half axle 半载 bànzǎi/bànzài, [半載], half a year, half load 半透明 bàntòumíng, translucent/semitransparent 半途 bàntú, halfway/midway 半通不通 bàntōngbùtōng, to not fully understand (idiom) 半长轴 bànchángzhóu, [半長軸], semiaxis/radius 半间不界 bàngānbùgà, [半間不界], shallow/not thorough/superficial 半音程 bànyīnchéng, semitone 半麻醉 bànmázuì, local anesthetic/anesthesia to half the body (as for a C-section birth) 南极洲半岛 NánjízhōuBàndǎo, [南極洲半島], the Antarctic Peninsula (jutting out towards South America) 印度支那半岛 YìndùzhīnàBàndǎo, [印度支那半島], Indochina (old term, esp. colonial period)/now written 中南半島|中南半岛[Zhōng nán Bàn d... 印支半岛 YìnzhīBàndǎo, [印支半島], Indochina (abbr. for colonial term 印度支那半島|印度支那半岛[Yìn dù zhī nà Bàn dǎo])/now wri... 原子半径 yuánzǐbànjìng, [原子半徑], atomic radius 及时处理，事半功倍 jíshíchǔlǐ,shìbàngōngbèi, [及時處理，事半功倍], timely handling doubles the effect and halves the effort/the right approach save... 另一半 lìngyībàn, other half/fig. spouse/one's better half 后半 hòubàn, [後半], latter half 后半叶 hòubànyè, [後半葉], latter half (of a decade, century etc) 后半场 hòubànchǎng, [後半場], second half (of sporting competition) 后半生 hòubànshēng, [後半生], latter half of one's life 堪察加半岛 KānchájiāBàndǎo, [堪察加半島], Kamchatka Peninsula, far-eastern Russia 大半夜 dàbànyè, the middle of the night 太半 tàibàn, more than half/a majority/most/mostly 头半天 tóubàntiān, [頭半天], morning/first half of the day 头半天儿 tóubàntiānr, [頭半天兒], erhua variant of 頭半天|头半天[tóu bàn tiān] 好半天 hǎobàntiān, most of the day 妇女能顶半边天 fùnǚnéngdǐngbànbiāntiān, [婦女能頂半邊天], Woman can hold up half the sky/fig. nowadays, women have an equal part to play i... 尤卡坦半岛 YóukǎtǎnBàndǎo, [尤卡坦半島], Yucatan Peninsula (Mexico) 山东半岛 ShāndōngBàndǎo, [山東半島], Shandong Peninsula 徐娘半老 Xúniángbànlǎo, middle-aged but still attractive woman/lady of a certain age 恒春半岛 HéngchūnBàndǎo, [恆春半島], Hengchun Peninsula in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Píng dōng Xiàn], the southernmost ... 慢半拍 mànbànpāi, (music) a half-beat behind/(fig.) rather slow (in performing a task, comprehendi... 折半 zhébàn, to reduce by fifty percent/half-price 晚半天儿 wǎnbantiānr, [晚半天兒], late afternoon 月半 yuèbàn, 15th of the month 朝鲜半岛 CháoxiǎnBàndǎo, [朝鮮半島], Korean Peninsula 正半轴 zhèngbànzhóu, [正半軸], positive semiaxis (in coordinate geometry) 泰半 tàibàn, more than half/a majority/most/mostly 深更半夜 shēngēngbànyè, in the dead of night (idiom) 特许半导体 tèxǔbàndǎotǐ, [特許半導體], Chartered Semiconductor 矮半截 ǎibànjié, to be inferior to/to be of a lower grade than 罚半蹲 fábàndūn, [罰半蹲], to punish a student by having him stand in a half-squatting position with arms e... 老半天 lǎobàntiān, (coll.) a long time 行百里者半九十 xíngbǎilǐzhěbànjiǔshí, lit. ninety li is merely a half of a hundred li journey (idiom)/fig. the closer ... 西奈半岛 XīnàiBàndǎo, [西奈半島], Sinai Peninsula 话不投机半句多 huàbùtóujībànjùduō, [話不投機半句多], when views are irreconcilable, it's a waste of breath to continue discussion (id... 诺曼底半岛 NuòmàndǐBàndǎo, [諾曼底半島], Normandy peninsula 辽东半岛 LiáodōngBàndǎo, [遼東半島], Liaodong Peninsula 酒至半酣 jiǔzhìbànhān, to drink until one is half drunk 雷州半岛 LéizhōuBàndǎo, [雷州半島], Leizhou Peninsula 韩半岛 HánBàndǎo, [韓半島], Korean peninsula (esp. South Korean usage) 马来半岛 MǎláiBàndǎo, [馬來半島], Malay Peninsula (possibly including Indonesia until 1945) 黑天半夜 hēitiānbànyè, lit. the black sky of midnight/very late at night (idiom)