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Pronunciation |
: |
bàn |
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Meaning |
: |
- half. (n)
- very few. (adj)
- in the middle; halfway. (adj)
- partly; about half. (adj)
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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 |
。 |
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他 |
: |
he |
已 |
: |
already |
失业 |
: |
jobless |
半年 |
: |
half year; six months |
了 |
: |
(particle) used after an action that has taken place |
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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 |
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3. He’d hardly written anything. |
tā |
bàn |
gè |
zì |
dōu |
méi |
xiě |
。 |
他 |
半 |
个 |
字 |
都 |
没 |
写 |
。 |
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|
他 |
: |
he |
半 |
: |
very few |
个 |
: |
measure word |
字 |
: |
word |
都 |
: |
even |
没 |
: |
no |
写 |
: |
write |
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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 |
。 |
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|
我的 |
: |
my |
车 |
: |
car |
半路 |
: |
halfway |
上 |
: |
on |
抛锚 |
: |
broke down |
了 |
: |
(particle) used after an action that has taken place |
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5. The door was left half open. |
fáng |
mén |
bàn |
kāi |
zhe |
。 |
房 |
门 |
半 |
开 |
着 |
。 |
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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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