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
斤 ⇒
公斤 gōngjīn, kilogram (kg)
斤 jīn, catty/(PRC) weight equal to 500 g/(Tw) weight equal to 600 g/(HK, Malaysia, Sing...
斤斤计较 jīnjīnjìjiào, [斤斤計較], to haggle over every ounce/(fig.) to fuss over minor matters/to split hairs
千斤顶 qiānjīndǐng, [千斤頂], jack (for lifting weight)
半斤八两 bànjīnbāliǎng, [半斤八兩], not much to choose between the two/tweedledum and tweedledee
四两拨千斤 sìliǎngbōqiānjīn, [四兩撥千斤], lit. four ounces can move a thousand catties (idiom)/fig. to achieve much with l...
斤两 jīnliǎng, [斤兩], weight/(fig.) importance
斤斗 jīndǒu, variant of 筋斗[jīn dǒu]
缺斤少两
八 ⇒
八 bā, eight/8
王八 wángbā, tortoise/cuckold/(old) male owner of a brothel/pimp
胡说八道 húshuōbādào, [胡說八道], to talk rubbish
八卦 bāguà, the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yì jīng]/gossip/gossi...
第八 乱七八糟 luànqībāzāo, [亂七八糟], everything in disorder (idiom); in a hideous mess/at sixes and sevens
八点 十八 shíbā, eighteen/18
三八 sānbā, International Women's Day 婦女節|妇女节[Fù nǚ jié], 8th March/foolish/stupid
八月 Bāyuè, August/eighth month (of the lunar year)
八十 bāshí, eighty/80
丑八怪 chǒubāguài, [醜八怪], ugly person
八哥 bāgē, (bird species of China) crested myna (Acridotheres cristatellus)
第十八 八百 四面八方 sìmiànbāfāng, in all directions/all around/far and near
八九 八千 十万八 八万 七八 八度 bādù, octave
十有八九 shíyǒubājiǔ, most likely/mostly (in 8 or 9 cases out of 10)/vast majority
八百万 八分之一 bāfēnzhīyī, one eighth
二十八 四十八 八字 bāzì, the character 8 or 八/birthdate characters used in fortune-telling
三十八 杂七杂八 záqīzábā, [雜七雜八], an assortment/a bit of everything/lots of different (skills)
八分 十之八九 shízhībājiǔ, most likely/mostly (in 8 or 9 cases out of 10)/vast majority
百分之八十 半斤八两 bànjīnbāliǎng, [半斤八兩], not much to choose between the two/tweedledum and tweedledee
七零八 乌七八糟 wūqībāzāo, [烏七八糟], everything in disorder (idiom)/in a hideous mess/obscene/dirty/filthy
正儿八经 zhèngérbājīng, [正兒八經], serious/earnest/real/true
八秒 五花八门 wǔhuābāmén, [五花八門], myriad/all kinds of/all sorts of
八九不离十 bājiǔbùlíshí, [八九不離十], pretty close/very near/about right
八月份 bāyuèfèn, August
一万八 八千万 八面玲珑 bāmiànlínglóng, [八面玲瓏], be smooth and slick (in establishing social relations)
五六七八 八十四 七八十 一八六四年 八成 bāchéng, eighty percent/most probably/most likely
八音盒 bāyīnhé, musical box
一万八千 八点零五 八时 十七八 八角 bājiǎo, anise/star anise/aniseed/octagonal/Fructus Anisi stellati
七零八落 qīlíngbāluò, (idiom) everything broken and in disorder
七嘴八舌 qīzuǐbāshé, lively discussion with everybody talking at once
两万八 二八 èrbā, 16/sixteen
九八点六 二十八万 八方 bāfāng, the eight points of the compass/all directions
耳听八方 八二分 七老八十 qīlǎobāshí, in one's seventies (age)/very old (of people)
八十六 八十万 九零八 九十八 五十八 八五 八仙 Bāxiān, the Eight Immortals (Daoist mythology)
八七 八两 八九年 八九十 十八分 第二十八 六十八 八大 八又二分之一 一百八 八点一 一千八百万 八十五 百分之八 七八年 四平八稳 sìpíngbāwěn, [四平八穩], everything steady and stable (idiom); overcautious and unimaginary
正经八百 zhèngjīngbābǎi, [正經八百], very serious/solemn
八点五 二千八百万 零八 三八一 一百八十万 十点十八 一九八七年 四通八达 sìtōngbādá, [四通八達], roads open in all directions (idiom); accessible from all sides
五万八千 八八 八日 十八亿 八万五 八千五百 六又八分之一 七七八八 qīqībābā, almost/nearing completion/bits and piece/of all kinds
八分之五 八十五万 十八秒 二十七八 八十八 一九八 八十分 八点五十 百分之八十五 三百八十万 一八零 一亿九千八百万 八又四分之三 八节 一九八零年 八股 bāgǔ, an essay in eight parts/stereotyped writing
一万零八 三八点 两亿八千三百万 七八九 五百八 一点三十八 八国联军 BāguóLiánjūn, [八國聯軍], Eight-Nation Alliance, involved in a military intervention in northern China in ...
十分之八 五百八十一 七三一四八三九五二一三 百八十 四万八千 八分之一又十四分之三 一九八一年 八点三十 一九八三年 六万八 一二三四五六七八 五八点 二亿八千万 八五年 八万五千 三亿四千八百万分之一 八二 八亿 八一 四百八十亿 百分之九十八 八拐 八一八 七八月份 两万八千 一千八百四十万 五十八秒 三十八九 四十七八 二万八 十八万 第四十八 三十八万 仰八叉 百分之八百 七又八分之一 廿八万四千 八万四千 一百八十四 三八点四十五 四点三十八 四十八分 一百六十八 第七八 八分之二 八分之三 零八年 八千亿 一千五百八十三万 八股文 bāgǔwén, eight-part essay one had to master to pass the imperial exams in Ming and Qing d...
三千七百八十万 八宝菜 八千八百万 八百二十万 三千八 七十八 六八点 八百四十 三千八百二十一 百分之八五十 八点十五 廿八万四千六百 三万八 八点二十五 一八五零年 八点九 第八二 二十八日 三十一亿六百七十八万六千零五 四千八百 零八十二 一百八十 七十九万二千四百五十八 八三 八点七 一七三八年 不如意事常八九 三百九十八万两千 一又八分之一 二十八万五千 十二点四十八 十八九 六万两千五百八十一 八十九 八十一 二八年 九十八万七千 十一万八千 二百八十四 二百八十五 六万八千 八十七 四千八 第三十八 一九五八年 二八分 六千八百 八万七 四百八十万 七八百 八亿五千万 八三年 八四年 污七八糟 wūqībāzāo, variant of 烏七八糟|乌七八糟[wū qī bā zāo]
两 ⇒
两 liǎng, [兩], two/both/some/a few/tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a...
一两 两者 liǎngzhě, [兩者], both sides
两边 liǎngbian, [兩邊], either side/both sides
两百万 两三 两千 两万 两百 两码事 liǎngmǎshì, [兩碼事], two quite different things/another kettle of fish
两下子 liǎngxiàzi, [兩下子], a couple of times/to repeat the same/the same old trick/tricks of the trade
进退两难 jìntuìliǎngnán, [進退兩難], no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma/trapp...
两千万 两侧 liǎngcè, [兩側], two sides/both sides
三长两短 sānchángliǎngduǎn, [三長兩短], unexpected misfortune/unexpected accident/sudden death
两面派 liǎngmiànpài, [兩面派], two-faced person/double-dealing
一刀两断 yīdāoliǎngduàn, [一刀兩斷], lit. two segments with a single cut (idiom)/fig. to make a clean break (idiom)
两手空空 liǎngshǒukōngkōng, [兩手空空], empty-handed (idiom); fig. not receiving anything
两回事 liǎnghuíshì, [兩回事], two quite different things/two unrelated matters
两性 liǎngxìng, [兩性], male and female/both types (acid and alkaline, positive and negative etc)/(chemi...
两万五 两端 liǎngduān, [兩端], both ends (of a stick etc)/two extremes
两难 liǎngnán, [兩難], dilemma/quandary/to face a difficult choice
两地 模棱两可 móléngliǎngkě, [模稜兩可], equivocal/ambiguous
两肋插刀 liǎnglèichādāo, [兩肋插刀], lit. knifes piercing both sides (idiom)/fig. to attach a great importance to fri...
两栖 liǎngqī, [兩棲], amphibious/dual-talented/able to work in two different lines
两极 liǎngjí, [兩極], the two poles/the north and south poles/both ends of sth/electric or magnetic po...
两全其美 liǎngquánqíměi, [兩全其美], to satisfy rival demands (idiom)/to get the best of both worlds/to have it both ...
小两口 xiǎoliǎngkǒu, [小兩口], (coll.) young married couple
两败俱伤 liǎngbàijùshāng, [兩敗俱傷], both sides suffer (idiom)/neither side wins
两口子 liǎngkǒuzi, [兩口子], husband and wife
两万五千 两千五百万 两头 liǎngtóu, [兩頭], both ends/both parties to a deal
两千五 两亿 两面 liǎngmiàn, [兩面], both sides
两面性 一举两得 yījǔliǎngdé, [一舉兩得], one move, two gains (idiom); two birds with one stone
半斤八两 bànjīnbāliǎng, [半斤八兩], not much to choose between the two/tweedledum and tweedledee
两用 liǎngyòng, [兩用], dual-use
一万两千 两旁 liǎngpáng, [兩旁], both sides/either side
两一 两栖动物 liǎngqīdòngwù, [兩棲動物], amphibian/amphibious animals
三言两语 sānyánliǎngyǔ, [三言兩語], in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly
两翼 判若两人 pànruòliǎngrén, [判若兩人], to be a different person/not to be one's usual self
两性人 零两 三两 sānliǎng, [三兩], two or three
两点一 两千五百 四两拨千斤 sìliǎngbōqiānjīn, [四兩撥千斤], lit. four ounces can move a thousand catties (idiom)/fig. to achieve much with l...
两岸 liǎngàn, [兩岸], bilateral/both shores/both sides/both coasts/Taiwan and mainland
两鬓 一千两百 三万两千 两千四百万 参众两院 两手 两两 两亿一千两百万 两万四千 斤两 jīnliǎng, [斤兩], weight/(fig.) importance
一千两 陆两 两万八 负两 两亿五千万 一两千万 八两 两点 两百五十 三百两 两袖清风 liǎngxiùqīngfēng, [兩袖清風], lit. both sleeves flowing in the breeze (idiom); having clean hands/uncorrupted/...
两千亿 第两 势不两立 shìbùliǎnglì, [勢不兩立], the two cannot exist together (idiom); irreconcilable differences/incompatible s...
两百五十万 一千两百万 二百两 二十两 两万六千 两百二十五 两千三百万 两口儿 liǎngkǒur, [兩口兒], husband and wife/couple
两三百万 两千一百六十万 两千两百万 翻两番 两三千 两居室 银两 yínliǎng, [銀兩], silver currency/currency of the Qing dynasty based on the silver tael 兩|两
两会 Liǎnghuì, [兩會], National People's Congress and Chinese People's Political Consultative Conferenc...
两点四十五 老两口 两万九千 两点二十 两节 百分之两百 两百七十 两点五亿 一两万 两千一百五十万 三十两 两亿八千三百万 两百五 两百二 两千六百万 两点零一 一国两制 yīguóliǎngzhì, [一國兩制], one country, two systems (PRC proposal regarding Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan)
叁两 五十两 九千两百万 第一两 两万四 三十三两 两万七 两万一 两万三 两万两 两万二 两点十六 两点三十 两千五百零一 两万七千 二两 两讫 liǎngqì, [兩訖], received and paid for (business term)/the goods delivered and the bill settled
两万八千 三天两头 sāntiānliǎngtóu, [三天兩頭], lit. twice every three days (idiom); practically every day/frequently
两三亿 两三百 两百零 两亿七千万 两亿两千万 两全 liǎngquán, [兩全], to satisfy both sides/to accommodate both (demands)
两叁 一万两 两三千万 一点两点 两百万亿 两课 两百一十四万七千 两百四 两百二一 五两 一千两百三十亿 七十两 三万两 一两百万 两两一 两百六十四 两百六十万 一千两百五 两百三十万 两万一千 一百两 六两 缺斤少两 两千五百零二 叁万两千 两千七百 两千两百 两千六百五十三 三两万 百分之两百一 三百九十八万两千 两万六 万一两 六万两千五百八十一 两千四百六十四万 一亿两千万 两点十五 两手抓 九千两百零一万六千 一两百 两千二百万 第五两