半

The character "半" has 5 strokes. "半" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "半" has 1 pronunciations, . The pronunciations of "半" are "bàn" . View the stroke order of "半">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "半"

num.: half; semi-; very little; the least bit

adj.: in the middle; halfway; nearly half

adv.: partially; partly; half

n.: half

• half : n.半；一半；半场；半时；半局；半品脱；半（价）票；一穴击球得分与对手相等
• semi- : prefix表示“半”；“一半”:semicircular；表示“部分地”；“有点”:semi-conscious；表示“特定期间内发生或出现两次的”:semi-annual；表示“几乎”:semi-darkness
• very little : 非常少；很少；甚微
• the least bit : 毫厘；半点；丝毫
• in the middle : 左右为难；夹在中间；处于困境
• halfway : adv. & adj.在中途；半路上；部分地；一定程度上；到一半
• partially : adv.部分地；偏袒地；不公平地
• partly : adv.在一定程度上；部分地

Form words with "半"

半主权国 semi-sovereign state

半圆锉 half-round file

半角锥 half-angle cone

半音符 half note; minim

半皮面装订 half leather binding

一轨半外交 Track 1.5 diplomacy

一轨半对话 Track 1.5 dialogue

半自治区域 semi-autonomous region

半自动步枪 semi-automatic rifle

半中间退出比赛 give up the match halfway

处于半清醒状态 be in a semiconscious condition

Example phrases using "半"

• 他小说写到半中间就病倒了。

  He fell ill while he was working on his novel.

• 我们本来要对半分享利润。

  Profits were to be divided fifty-fifty/halved between us.

• 他半星儿感激的话都没说。

  He said no word of gratitude.

• 火车四点半开车。

  The train departs at 4:30.

• 他已习惯于每天早晨五点半起床。

  He was wont to arise at 5.30 every morning.

• 这家旅馆在两个海岬间半隐半现。

  (be nestled)the hotel is nestled between two headlands.

• 按习惯礼仪客人应穿便宴半礼服。

  It shall be de règle for guests to come in afternoon dresses.

• 努力去吃满满一盘无味的半流食。

  Trying to eat a trayful of tasteless pap.

• 他把那个半昏迷的飞行员拖了出来。

  He dragged out the semi-conscious pilot.

• 从事武器交易的半上流群体。

  The demi-monde of arms deals.