pīnyīn
pin1yin1
ㄓㄨㄧㄣ
simplified
traditional
半
半
ban4
half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half
strokes
5
radical
strokes after radical
3
阿拉伯半岛
阿拉伯半島
a1 la1 bo2 ban4 dao3
Arabian Peninsula
矮半截
矮半截
ai3 ban4 jie2
to be inferior to; to be of a lower grade than
巴尔干半岛
巴爾幹半島
ba1 er3 gan1 ban4 dao3
Balkan Peninsula
半白
半白
ban4 bai2
fifty (years of age)
半百
半百
ban4 bai3
fifty (usually referring to sb's age)
半半拉拉
半半拉拉
ban4 ban4 la1 la1
incomplete; unfinished
半保留复制
半保留複製
ban4 bao3 liu2 fu4 zhi4
semiconservative replication
半辈子
半輩子
ban4 bei4 zi5
half of a lifetime
半壁河山
半壁河山
ban4 bi4 he2 shan1
see 半壁江山
半壁江山
半壁江山
ban4 bi4 jiang1 shan1
half of the country (esp. when half the country has fallen into enemy hands); vast swathe of territory
半边
半邊
ban4 bian1
half of sth; one side of sth
半边天
半邊天
ban4 bian1 tian1
half the sky; women of the new society; womenfolk
半表半里
半表半裡
ban4 biao3 ban4 li3
half outside, half inside; half interior, half exterior
半长轴
半長軸
ban4 chang2 zhou2
semi-axis; radius
半场
半場
ban4 chang3
half of a game or contest; half-court
半成品
半成品
ban4 cheng2 pin3
semi-manufactured goods; semi-finished articles; semi-finished products
半翅目
半翅目
ban4 chi4 mu4
Hemiptera (suborder of order Homoptera, insects including cicadas and aphids)
半打
半打
ban4 da2
half a dozen
半岛
半島
ban4 dao3
peninsula
半导瓷
半導瓷
ban4 dao3 ci2
semi-conducting ceramic (electronics)
半岛电视台
半島電視台
ban4 dao3 dian4 shi4 tai2
Al Jazeera (Arabic news network)
半岛国际学校
半島國際學校
ban4 dao3 guo2 ji4 xue2 xiao4
International School of the Penninsula
半岛和东方航海
半島和東方航海
ban4 dao3 he2 dong1 fang1 hang2 hai3
P&O; Peninsula and Oriental shipping company
半导体
半導體
ban4 dao3 ti3
semiconductor
半导体超点阵
半導體超點陣
ban4 dao3 ti3 chao1 dian3 zhen4
semiconductor superlattice
半导体探测器
半導體探測器
ban4 dao3 ti3 tan4 ce4 qi4
semiconductor detector
半点
半點
ban4 dian3
the least bit
半吊子
半吊子
ban4 diao4 zi5
dabbler; smatterer; tactless and impulsive person
半蹲
半蹲
ban4 dun1
half squat
半分
半分
ban4 fen1
a little bit
半分儿
半分兒
ban4 fen1 er5
erhua variant of 半分
半封建
半封建
ban4 feng1 jian4
semi-feudal
半封建半殖民地
半封建半殖民地
ban4 feng1 jian4 ban4 zhi2 min2 di4
semi-feudal and semi-colonial (the official Marxist description of China in the late Qing and under the Guomindang)
半复赛
半復賽
ban4 fu4 sai4
eighth finals
半间不界
半間不界
ban4 gan1 bu4 ga4
shallow; not thorough; superficial
半个
半個
ban4 ge5
half of sth
半个人
半個人
ban4 ge5 ren2
(not) a single person; (no) one
半工半读
半工半讀
ban4 gong1 ban4 du2
part work, part study; work-study program
半公开
半公開
ban4 gong1 kai1
semi-overt; more or less open
半拱
半拱
ban4 gong3
semiarch; half arch
半官方
半官方
ban4 guan1 fang1
semi-official
半胱氨酸
半胱氨酸
ban4 guang1 an1 suan1
cysteine (Cys), an amino acid; mercaptoethyl amine
半规管
半規管
ban4 gui1 guan3
semicircular canal
半规则
半規則
ban4 gui1 ze2
quasi-regular
半跏坐
半跏坐
ban4 jia1 zuo4
sitting with one leg crossed (usu. of Bodhisattva)
半价
半價
ban4 jia4
half price
半腱肌
半腱肌
ban4 jian4 ji1
semitendinosus, one of the hamstring muscles in the thigh
半截
半截
ban4 jie2
half (of sth); halfway through
半截衫
半截衫
ban4 jie2 shan1
upper jacket
半斤八两
半斤八兩
ban4 jin1 ba1 liang3
not much to choose between the two; tweedledum and tweedledee
半径
半徑
ban4 jing4
radius
半决赛
半決賽
ban4 jue2 sai4
semifinals
半开半关
半開半關
ban4 kai1 ban4 guan1
half-open, half closed
半开化
半開化
ban4 kai1 hua4
semi-civilized
半开门
半開門
ban4 kai1 men2
half-open door; fig. prostitute
半开门儿
半開門兒
ban4 kai1 men2 er5
erhua variant of 半開門|半开门
半空
半空
ban4 kong1
midair
半空中
半空中
ban4 kong1 zhong1
in midair; in the air
半拉
半拉
ban4 la3
half
半劳动力
半勞動力
ban4 lao2 dong4 li4
one able to do light manual labor only; semi-able-bodied or part time (farm) worker
半老徐娘
半老徐娘
ban4 lao3 xu2 niang2
middle-aged but still attractive woman; lady of a certain age
半流体
半流體
ban4 liu2 ti3
semi-fluid
半路
半路
ban4 lu4
halfway; midway; on the way
半路出家
半路出家
ban4 lu4 chu1 jia1
switch to a job one was not trained for
半路杀出的程咬金
半路殺出的程咬金
ban4 lu4 sha1 chu1 de5 cheng2 yao3 jin1
see 半路殺出個程咬金|半路杀出个程咬金
半路杀出个程咬金
半路殺出個程咬金
ban4 lu4 sha1 chu1 ge4 cheng2 yao3 jin1
lit. Cheng Yaojin ambushes the enemy (saying); fig. sb shows up unexpectedly and disrupts the plan; sb whose presence is regarded as irksome
半裸体
半裸體
ban4 luo3 ti3
half-naked
半履带
半履帶
ban4 lv3 dai4
half-track (vehicle with both wheels and caterpillar treads)
半麻醉
半麻醉
ban4 ma2 zui4
local anesthetic; anesthesia to half the body (as for a C-section birth)
半梦半醒
半夢半醒
ban4 meng4 ban4 xing3
half-awake; half-asleep
半明不灭
半明不滅
ban4 ming2 bu4 mie4
dull (lamplight)
半膜肌
半膜肌
ban4 mo2 ji1
semimembranosus (anatomy)
半年
半年
ban4 nian2
half a year
半排出期
半排出期
ban4 pai2 chu1 qi1
half-life
半票
半票
ban4 piao4
half-price ticket; half fare
半瓶醋
半瓶醋
ban4 ping2 cu4
dabbler; dilettante who speaks as though he were an expert
半瓶水响叮当
半瓶水響叮噹
ban4 ping2 shui3 xiang3 ding1 dang1
半 瓶 水 响 叮 当 bàn píng shuǐ xiǎng dīng dāng
lit. if you tap a half-empty bottle it makes a sound (idiom); fig. empty vessels make the most noise; one who has a little knowledge likes to show off, but one who is truly knowledgeable is modest
半瓶子醋
半瓶子醋
ban4 ping2 zi5 cu4
see 半瓶醋
半坡
半坡
ban4 po1
Banpo neolithic Yangshao culture archaeological site east of Xi'an 西安
半坡村
半坡村
ban4 po1 cun1
archaeological site near Xi'an
半坡遗址
半坡遺址
ban4 po1 yi2 zhi3
Banpo neolithic Yangshao culture archaeological site east of Xi'an 西安
半蹼鹬
半蹼鷸
ban4 pu3 yu4
(bird species of China) Asian dowitcher (Limnodromus semipalmatus)
半旗
半旗
ban4 qi2
half-mast; half-staff
半桥
半橋
ban4 qiao2
half bridge (electronics)
半球
半球
ban4 qiu2
hemisphere
半人马
半人馬
ban4 ren2 ma3
centaur (mythology)
半人马座
半人馬座
ban4 ren2 ma3 zuo4
Centaurus (constellation)
半日工作
半日工作
ban4 ri4 gong1 zuo4
part-time work in which one works each day for a half-day, typically a morning or an afternoon
半日制学校
半日制學校
ban4 ri4 zhi4 xue2 xiao4
half-day (or double-shift) school
半乳糖
半乳糖
ban4 ru3 tang2
galactose (CH2O)6; brain sugar
半乳糖血症
半乳糖血症
ban4 ru3 tang2 xue4 zheng4
galactosemia
半山区
半山區
ban4 shan1 qu1
mid-levels (in Hong Kong)
半晌
半晌
ban4 shang3
half of the day; a long time; quite a while
半身不遂
半身不遂
ban4 shen1 bu4 sui4
paralysis of one side of the body; hemiplegia
半身像
半身像
ban4 shen1 xiang4
half-length photo or portrait; bust
半生
半生
ban4 sheng1
half a lifetime
半生不熟
半生不熟
ban4 sheng1 bu4 shou2
underripe; half-cooked; (fig.) not mastered (of a technique); clumsy; halting
半失业
半失業
ban4 shi1 ye4
semi-employed; partly employed; underemployed
半视野
半視野
ban4 shi4 ye3
half visual field
半熟练
半熟練
ban4 shu2 lian4
semi-skilled
半数
半數
ban4 shu4
half the number; half
半数以上
半數以上
ban4 shu4 yi3 shang4
more than half
半衰期
半衰期
ban4 shuai1 qi1
half-life
半死
半死
ban4 si3
half dead (of torment, hunger, tiredness etc); (tired) to death; (terrified) out of one's wits; (beaten) to within an inch of one's life; (knock) the daylights out of sb
半糖夫妻
半糖夫妻
ban4 tang2 fu1 qi1
weekend spouse; relationship involving a sugar-daddy
半天
半天
ban4 tian1
half of the day; a long time; quite a while; midair
半条命
半條命
ban4 tiao2 ming4
half a life; only half alive; barely alive; (scared, beaten etc) half to death
半通不通
半通不通
ban4 tong1 bu4 tong1
to not fully understand (idiom)
半桶水
半桶水
ban4 tong3 shui3
(coll.) (of one's skills, knowledge etc) limited; superficial; half-baked; sb with a smattering of knowledge (of sth); dabbler
半透明
半透明
ban4 tou4 ming2
translucent; semitransparent
半途
半途
ban4 tu2
halfway; midway
半途而废
半途而廢
ban4 tu2 er2 fei4
to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished
半推半就
半推半就
ban4 tui1 ban4 jiu4
half willing and half unwilling (idiom); to yield after making a show of resistance
半托
半托
ban4 tuo1
day care
半脱产
半脫產
ban4 tuo1 chan3
partly released from productive labor; partly released from one's regular work
半文盲
半文盲
ban4 wen2 mang2
semiliterate
半无限
半無限
ban4 wu2 xian4
semi-infinite
半夏
半夏
ban4 xia4
Pinellia ternata
半响
半響
ban4 xiang3
half the day; a long time; quite a while
半小时
半小時
ban4 xiao3 shi2
half hour
半信半疑
半信半疑
ban4 xin4 ban4 yi2
half doubting; dubious; skeptical
半腰
半腰
ban4 yao1
middle; halfway
半夜
半夜
ban4 ye4
midnight; in the middle of the night
半夜三更
半夜三更
ban4 ye4 san1 geng1
in the depth of night; late at night
半以上
半以上
ban4 yi3 shang4
more than half
半音
半音
ban4 yin1
semitone
半音程
半音程
ban4 yin1 cheng2
semitone
半圆
半圓
ban4 yuan2
semicircle
半圆形
半圓形
ban4 yuan2 xing2
semi-circular
半圆仪
半圓儀
ban4 yuan2 yi2
protractor
半月
半月
ban4 yue4
half-moon; fortnight
半月板
半月板
ban4 yue4 ban3
meniscus (anatomy)
半月瓣
半月瓣
ban4 yue4 ban4
semilunar valve (anatomy)
半月刊
半月刊
ban4 yue4 kan1
fortnightly; twice a month
半载
半載
ban4 zai3
half a year
半载
半載
ban4 zai4
half load
半真半假
半真半假
ban4 zhen1 ban4 jia3
(idiom) half true and half false
半职
半職
ban4 zhi2
part-time work
半殖民地
半殖民地
ban4 zhi2 min2 di4
semi-colonial
半中腰
半中腰
ban4 zhong1 yao1
middle; halfway
半轴
半軸
ban4 zhou2
semi-axis; half axle
半自动
半自動
ban4 zi4 dong4
semi-automatic
半自耕农
半自耕農
ban4 zi4 geng1 nong2
semi-tenant peasant; semi-owner peasant
北半球
北半球
bei3 ban4 qiu2
Northern Hemisphere
参半
參半
can1 ban4
half; half and half; both ... and ...; just as much ... as ...; equally
朝鲜半岛
朝鮮半島
chao2 xian3 ban4 dao3
Korean Peninsula
大半
大半
da4 ban4
more than half; greater part; most; probably; most likely
大半夜
大半夜
da4 ban4 ye4
the middle of the night
东半球
東半球
dong1 ban4 qiu2
the Eastern Hemisphere; the Old World
东西半球
東西半球
dong1 xi1 ban4 qiu2
East and West hemispheres
对半
對半
dui4 ban4
half-and-half; 50-50; to double
多半
多半
duo1 ban4
most; mostly; most likely
罚半蹲
罰半蹲
fa2 ban4 dun1
to punish a student by having him stand in a half-squatting position with arms extended forward
妇女能顶半边天
婦女能頂半邊天
fu4 nv3 neng2 ding3 ban4 bian1 tian1
Woman can hold up half the sky; fig. nowadays, women have an equal part to play in society
过半
過半
guo4 ban4
over fifty percent; more than half
韩半岛
韓半島
han2 ban4 dao3
Korean peninsula (esp. South Korean usage)
好半天
好半天
hao3 ban4 tian1
most of the day
黑天半夜
黑天半夜
hei1 tian1 ban4 ye4
lit. the black sky of midnight; very late at night (idiom)
恒春半岛
恆春半島
heng2 chun1 ban4 dao3
Hengchun Peninsula in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县, the southernmost point of Taiwan
后半
後半
hou4 ban4
latter half
后半场
後半場
hou4 ban4 chang3
second half (of sporting competition)
后半叶
後半葉
hou4 ban4 ye4
latter half (of a decade, century etc)
话不投机半句多
話不投機半句多
hua4 bu4 tou2 ji1 ban4 ju4 duo1
when words get sour, adding words is useless (idiom)
及时处理,事半功倍
及時處理,事半功倍
ji2 shi2 chu3 li3 - shi4 ban4 gong1 bei4
timely handling doubles the effect and halves the effort; the right approach saves effort and leads to better results; a stitch in time saves nine
减半
減半
jian3 ban4
to reduce by half
酒至半酣
酒至半酣
jiu3 zhi4 ban4 han1
to drink until one is half drunk
勘察加半岛
勘察加半島
kan1 cha2 jia1 ban4 dao3
Kamchatka Peninsula, far-eastern Russia
堪察加半岛
堪察加半島
kan1 cha2 jia1 ban4 dao3
Kamchatka Peninsula, far-eastern Russia
克里木半岛
克里木半島
ke4 li3 mu4 ban4 dao3
Crimea; the Crimean peninsula
老半天
老半天
lao3 ban4 tian1
(coll.) a long time
雷州半岛
雷州半島
lei2 zhou1 ban4 dao3
Leizhou Peninsula
凉了半截
涼了半截
liang2 le5 ban4 jie2
felt a chill (in one's heart); (one's heart) sank
辽东半岛
遼東半島
liao2 dong1 ban4 dao3
Liaodong Peninsula
另一半
另一半
ling4 yi1 ban4
other half; fig. spouse; one's better half
马来半岛
馬來半島
ma3 lai2 ban4 dao3
Malay Peninsula (possibly including Indonesia until 1945)
南半球
南半球
nan2 ban4 qiu2
Southern Hemisphere
南极洲半岛
南極洲半島
nan2 ji2 zhou1 ban4 dao3
the Antarctic Peninsula (jutting out towards South America)
诺曼底半岛
諾曼底半島
nuo4 man4 di3 ban4 dao3
Normandy peninsula
平生不做亏心事,半夜敲门心不惊
平生不做虧心事,半夜敲門心不驚
ping2 sheng1 bu4 zuo4 kui1 xin1 shi4 - ban4 ye4 qiao1 men2 xin1 bu4 jing1
He who never wrongs others does not fear the knock in the night.; Rest with a clear conscience.
前半晌
前半晌
qian2 ban4 shang3
morning; a.m.; first half of the day
前半晌儿
前半晌兒
qian2 ban4 shang3 er5
erhua variant of 前半晌
前半天
前半天
qian2 ban4 tian1
morning; a.m.; first half of the day
前半天儿
前半天兒
qian2 ban4 tian1 er5
erhua variant of 前半天
前半夜
前半夜
qian2 ban4 ye4
first half of the night (from nightfall to midnight)
三更半夜
三更半夜
san1 geng1 ban4 ye4
in the depth of the night; very late at night
山东半岛
山東半島
shan1 dong1 ban4 dao3
Shandong Peninsula
上半
上半
shang4 ban4
first half
上半部分
上半部分
shang4 ban4 bu4 fen4
upper part; top half
上半年
上半年
shang4 ban4 nian2
first half (of a year)
上半晌
上半晌
shang4 ban4 shang3
forenoon; morning; a.m.
上半身
上半身
shang4 ban4 shen1
the upper body
上半天
上半天
shang4 ban4 tian1
morning
上半夜
上半夜
shang4 ban4 ye4
first half of the night; time before midnight
上半叶
上半葉
shang4 ban4 ye4
the first half (of a period)
少女露笑脸,婚事半成全
少女露笑臉,婚事半成全
shao4 nv3 lu4 xiao4 lian3 - hun1 shi4 ban4 cheng2 quan2
When the girl smiles, the matchmaker's job is half done. (idiom)
深更半夜
深更半夜
shen1 geng1 ban4 ye4
in the dead of night (idiom)
事半功倍
事半功倍
shi4 ban4 gong1 bei4
half the work, twice the effect (idiom); the right approach saves effort and leads to better results; a stitch in time saves nine
事倍功半
事倍功半
shi4 bei4 gong1 ban4
twice the effort for half the result
泰半
泰半
tai4 ban4
more than half; a majority; most; mostly
太半
太半
tai4 ban4
more than half; a majority; most; mostly
特许半导体
特許半導體
te4 xu3 ban4 dao3 ti3
Chartered Semiconductor
头半天
頭半天
tou2 ban4 tian1
morning; first half of the day
头半天儿
頭半天兒
tou2 ban4 tian1 er5
erhua variant of 頭半天|头半天
晚半天儿
晚半天兒
wan3 ban5 tian1 er5
late afternoon
西半球
西半球
xi1 ban4 qiu2
Western Hemisphere
西奈半岛
西奈半島
xi1 nai4 ban4 dao3
Sinai Peninsula
喜忧参半
喜憂參半
xi3 you1 can1 ban4
to have mixed feelings (about sth)
下半
下半
xia4 ban4
second half
下半年
下半年
xia4 ban4 nian2
second half of the year
下半身
下半身
xia4 ban4 shen1
lower half of one's body
下半天
下半天
xia4 ban4 tian1
afternoon
行百里者半九十
行百里者半九十
xing2 bai3 li3 zhe3 ban4 jiu3 shi2
lit. ninety li is merely a half of a hundred li journey (idiom); fig. the closer one is to completing a task, the tougher it gets; a task is not done until it's done
徐娘半老
徐娘半老
xu2 niang2 ban4 lao3
middle-aged but still attractive woman; lady of a certain age
夜半
夜半
ye4 ban4
midnight
一半
一半
yi1 ban4
half
一半天
一半天
yi1 ban4 tian1
in a day or two; soon
伊比利亚半岛
伊比利亞半島
yi1 bi3 li4 ya4 ban4 dao3
Iberian Peninsula
一鳞半爪
一鱗半爪
yi1 lin2 ban4 zhua3
lit. one scale and half a claw (idiom); only odd bits and pieces
一年半
一年半
yi1 nian2 ban4
a year and a half
一年半载
一年半載
yi1 nian2 ban4 zai3
about a year
一时半会
一時半會
yi1 shi2 ban4 hui4
a short time; a little while
一时半会儿
一時半會兒
yi1 shi2 ban4 hui4 er5
a short time; a little while
一时半刻
一時半刻
yi1 shi2 ban4 ke4
a short time; a little while
一时半霎
一時半霎
yi1 shi2 ban4 sha4
a short time; a little while
一时半晌
一時半晌
yi1 shi2 ban4 shang3
a short time; a little while
一星半点
一星半點
yi1 xing1 ban4 dian3
just the tiniest bit; a hint of
一知半解
一知半解
yi1 zhi1 ban4 jie3
lit. to know one and understand half (idiom); a smattering of knowledge; dilettante; amateur
印度支那半岛
印度支那半島
yin4 du4 zhi1 na4 ban4 dao3
Indochina (old term, esp. colonial period); now written 中南半島|中南半岛
印支半岛
印支半島
yin4 zhi1 ban4 dao3
Indochina (abbr. for colonial term 印度支那半島|印度支那半岛); now written 中南半島|中南半岛
尤卡坦半岛
尤卡坦半島
you2 ka3 tan3 ban4 dao3
Yucatan Peninsula (Mexico)
原子半径
原子半徑
yuan2 zi3 ban4 jing4
atomic radius
月半
月半
yue4 ban4
15th of the month
折半
折半
zhe2 ban4
to reduce by fifty percent; half-price
正半轴
正半軸
zheng4 ban4 zhou2
positive semi-axis (in coordinate geometry)
中南半岛
中南半島
zhong1 nan2 ban4 dao3
Indochina
中印半岛
中印半島
zhong1 yin4 ban4 dao3
Indochina; also written 中南半島|中南半岛