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| Pronunciation |
: |
bàn |
|
| Meaning |
: |
- half. (n)
- very few. (adj)
- in the middle; halfway. (adj)
- partly; about half. (adj)
|
| Radical |
: |
十 |
| Strokes |
: |
5 |
| Traditional |
: |
半 |
| Usage |
: |
23.7% |
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Common Words / Phrases:
Sentences:
| 1. He was out of a job for six months. |
| tā |
yǐ |
shī |
yè |
bàn |
nián |
le |
。 |
| 他 |
已 |
失 |
业 |
半 |
年 |
了 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 他 |
: |
he |
| 已 |
: |
already |
| 失业 |
: |
jobless |
| 半年 |
: |
half year; six months |
| 了 |
: |
(particle) used after an action that has taken place |
|
| 2. She is part Korean and part Japanese. |
| tā |
yǒu |
yí |
bàn |
hán |
guó |
de |
xuè |
tǒng |
， |
yí |
bàn |
rì |
běn |
de |
。 |
| 她 |
有 |
一 |
半 |
韩 |
国 |
的 |
血 |
统 |
， |
一 |
半 |
日 |
本 |
的 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 她 |
: |
she |
| 有 |
: |
has |
| 一半 |
: |
half |
| 韩国 |
: |
Korean |
| 的 |
: |
(particle) used after an attribute; to |
| 血统 |
: |
blood relationship; blood lineage |
| 日本 |
: |
Japanese |
|
| 3. He’d hardly written anything. |
| tā |
bàn |
gè |
zì |
dōu |
méi |
xiě |
。 |
| 他 |
半 |
个 |
字 |
都 |
没 |
写 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 他 |
: |
he |
| 半 |
: |
very few |
| 个 |
: |
measure word |
| 字 |
: |
word |
| 都 |
: |
even |
| 没 |
: |
no |
| 写 |
: |
write |
|
| 4. My car broke down on the way. |
| wǒ |
de |
chē |
bàn |
lù |
shàng |
pāo |
máo |
le |
。 |
| 我 |
的 |
车 |
半 |
路 |
上 |
抛 |
锚 |
了 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 我的 |
: |
my |
| 车 |
: |
car |
| 半路 |
: |
halfway |
| 上 |
: |
on |
| 抛锚 |
: |
broke down |
| 了 |
: |
(particle) used after an action that has taken place |
|
| 5. The door was left half open. |
| fáng |
mén |
bàn |
kāi |
zhe |
。 |
| 房 |
门 |
半 |
开 |
着 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 房 |
: |
room |
| 门 |
: |
door |
| 半 |
: |
partly; about half |
| 开 |
: |
open |
| 着 |
: |
added to a verb or adjective to indicate a continued action or state |
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