Pronunciation
:
bànnián
Meaning
:
(noun) half a year
HSK
:
1
Pronunciation
:
bàn
Meaning
:
  1. (noun) half
  2. (adj) very few
  3. (adj) in the middle; halfway
  4. (adj) partly; about half
Radical
:
十
Strokes
:
5
Traditional
:
半
Sentences:
他已失业半年了。
He was out of a job for six months.

tā yǐ shī yè bàn nián le 。

他
:
he
已
:
already
失业
:
jobless
半年
:
half year; six months
了
:
(particle) used after an action that has taken place
我学了半年汉语。
I have studied Chinese for half a year.

wǒ xué le bàn nián hàn yǔ 。

我
:
I
学
:
study
了
:
(past tense particle)
半年
:
half a year
汉语
:
Chinese language
他半年没回家了。
He hasn’t been home for half a year.

tā bàn nián méi huí jiā le 。

他
:
he
半年
:
half a year
没
:
not
回
:
go back
家
:
home
了
:
(past tense particle)
这家公司成立才半年。
This company has been established for only half a year.

zhè jiā gōng sī chéng lì cái bàn nián 。

这
:
this
家公司
:
company
成立
:
established
才
:
only
半年
:
half a year