半 (bun3 | ban4 pan4) : half

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半

bun3

ban4 pan4

[1] half [2] very little [3] in the middle [4] partly; about half

Stroke count: 5

Level: 2

Radical: 十 (#24)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

半

This word has been viewed 18087 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 18th Jul 2009 06:37

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三點半 saam1 dim2 bun3 san1 dian3 ban4 = 3:30; half past three

半打 bun3 daa1 ban4 da2 = half a dozen

半年 bun3 nin4 ban4 nian2 = half a year, six months

半月 bun3 jyut6 ban4 yue4 = half-moon; fortnight

半夜 bun3 je6/6*2 ban4 ye4 = 12 midnight

半數 bun3 sou3 ban4 shu4 = half the number; half

一半 jat1 bun3 yi1 ban4 = half

半小時 bun3 siu2 si4 = a half hour

半開 bun3 hoi1 = ajar (lit. "half open")

半生熟 bun3 saang1 suk6 = half boiled

半百 bun3 baak3 ban4 bai3 = fifty (years of age)

西半球 sai1 bun3 kau4 xi1 ban4 qiu2 = Western Hemisphere

半晝 bun3 zau3 ban4 zhou4 = half day 粵

個半 go3 bun3 = one dollar and fifty cents 粵

半人馬 bun jan4 maa5 ban4 ren2 ma3 = centaur

半桶水 bun3 tung2 seoi2 = to have knowledge or ability without full comprehension 粵

半獨立屋 bun3 duk6 laap6 uk1 ban4 du2 li4 wu1 = semi-detached house

半斤八両 bun3 gan1 baat3 loeng2 = six of one and half of a dozen of the other

半熟蛋 bun3 suk6 daan6*2 ban4 shu2 dan4 = half-boiled egg

半島 bun3 dou2 ban4 dao3 = peninsula

半決賽 bun3 kyut3 coi3 ban4 jue2 sai4 = semifinal, semi-final

半球 bun3 kau4 ban4 qiu2 = hemisphere

半天 bun3 tin1 ban4 tian1 = half a day 國

半導體 bun3 dou6 tai2 ban4 dao3 ti3 = semiconductor

半徑 bun3 ging3 ban4 jing4 = radius

半截 bun3 zit6 ban4 jie2 = a half-section; half a section

半拉 bun3 laai1 ban4 la1 = half 國

半真半假 bun3 zan1 bun3 gaa2 ban4 zhen1 ban4 jia3 = half true and half false; half-truths

半路 bun3 lou6 ban4 lu4 = halfway

半邊天 bun3 bin1 tin1 ban4 bian1 tian1 = half the sky; womenfolk

半成品 bun3 sing4 ban2 ban4 cheng2 pin3 = semi-finished products

大半 daai6 bun3 da4 ban4 = most; more than half; the greater part

多半 do1 bun3 duo1 ban4 = most; the greater part; likely; probably; likelyhood; chiefly

半透明 bun3 tau3 ming4 ban4 tou4 ming2 = translucent; semi-transparent

半夜三更 bun3 je6 saam1 gaang1 ban4 ye4 san1 geng1 = late at night

下半年 haa6 bun3 nin4 xia4 ban4 nian2 = second half of the year

半日 bun3 jat6 = half-day

半山區 bun3 saan1 keoi1 ban4 shan1 qu1 = Mid Levels (in Hong Kong)

半截裙 bun3 zit6 kwan4 = half-slip (underclothing)

半個鐘 bun3 go3 zung1 = half an hour

一年半 jat1 nin4 bun3 yi1 nian2 ban4 = a year and a half

上半 soeng6 bun3 shang4 ban4 = first half

上半年 soeng6 bun3 nin4 shang4 ban4 nian2 = first half of a year

下半身 haa6 bun3 san1 xia4 ban4 shen1 = lower half of one's body

下半 haa6 bun3 xia4 ban4 = second half; lower half

半圓形的 bun3 jyun4 jing4 dik1 ban4 yuan2 xing2 de5 = [adj] compass 國

北半球 bak1 bun3 kau4 bei3 ban4 qiu2 = the northern hemisphere

半中腰 bun3 zung1 jiu1 ban4 zhong1 yao1 = halfway; middle

半以上 bun3 ji5 soeng6 ban4 yi3 shang4 = more than half

半信半疑 bun3 seon3 bun3 ji4 ban4 xin4 ban4 yi2 = half-believe, half-doubt

半價 bun3 gaa3 ban4 jia4 = half-price

半點 bun3 dim2 ban4 dian3 = the least bit

半響 bun3 hoeng2 ban4 xiang3 = half the day; a long time; quite a while

半邊 bun3 bin1 ban4 bian1 = half of sth; one side of sth

半途 bun3 tou4 ban4 tu2 = halfway; midway

半輩子 bun3 bui3 zi2 ban4 bei4 zi5 = half of a lifetime

半載 bun3 zoi2 ban4 zai3 = half year

半身像 bun3 san1 zoeng6 ban4 shen1 xiang4 = half-length photo or portrait; bust

半路出家 bun3 lou6 ceot1 gaa1 ban4 lu4 chu1 jia1 = without solid foundation; switch to a job one was not trained for

半規管 bun3 kwai1 gun2 ban4 gui1 guan3 = semicircular canal

半規則 bun3 kwai1 zak1 ban4 gui1 ze2 = quasi-regular

半規 bun3 kwai1 ban4 gui1 = semicircular

半衰期 bun3 seoi1 kei4 ban4 shuai1 qi1 (PRC), ban4 shuai1 qi2 (Taiwan) = half-life period; half-time

半自耕農 bun3 zi6 gaang1 nung4 ban4 zi4 geng1 nong2 = semi-tenant peasant; semi-owner peasant

半自動 bun3 zi6 dung6 ban4 zi4 dong4 = semiautomatic

半脫產 bun3 tyut3 caan2 ban4 tuo1 chan3 = partly released from productive labor; partly released from one's regular work

半職 bun3 zik1 ban4 zhi2 = part-time work

半空中 bun3 hung1 zung1 ban4 kong1 zhong1 = in mid air; in the air

半票 bun3 piu3 ban4 piao4 = half fare; half-price ticket

半生 bun3 saang1 ban4 sheng1 = a half of a lifetime

半瓶醋 bun3 peng4*2 cou3 ban4 ping2 cu4 = a dabbler, a smatterer

半熟練工人 bun3 suk6 lin6 gung1 jan4 ban4 shu2 lian4 gong1 ren2 = a semiskilled worker

半熟練 bun3 suk6 lin6 ban4 shou2 lian4 = semi-skilled

半流體 bun3 lau4 tai2 ban4 liu2 ti3 = semi-fluid

半月刊的 bun3 jyut6 hon1*2 dik1 ban4 yue2 kan1 de5 = semimonthly 國

半月刊 bun3 jyut6 hon1*2 ban4 yue4 kan1 = semimonthly; fortnightly

半日制學校 bun3 jat6 zai3 hok6 haau6 ban4 ri4 zhi4 xue2 xiao4 = half-day (or double-shift/double-session school)

半文盲 bun3 man4 maang4 ban4 wen2 mang2 = semiliterate

半數以上 bun3 sou3 ji5 soeng6 ban4 shu4 yi3 shang4 = more than half

半排出期 bun3 paai4 ceot1 kei4 ban4 pai2 chu1 qi1 (PRC), ban4 pai2 chu1 qi2 (Taiwan) = half-life

半成 bun3 sing4 ban4 cheng2 = semifinished

半工半讀 bun3 gung1 bun3 duk6 ban4 gong1 ban4 du2 = part work/part study program; work-study program

半封建 bun3 fung1 gin3 ban4 feng1 jian4 = semi-feudal

半官方 bun3 gun1 fong1 ban4 guan1 fang1 = semi-official

半失業 bun3 sat1 jip6 ban4 shi1 ye4 = semi-employed; partly employed; underemployed

半場 bun3 coeng4 ban4 chang3 = halftime

半圓 bun3 jyun4 ban4 yuan2 = semicircle

半吊子 bun3 diu3 zi2 ban4 diao4 zi5 = dabbler; smatterer; tactless and impulsive person

半勞動力 bun3 lou4 dung6 lik6 ban4 lao2 dong4 li4 = one able to do light manual labor only; semi-able-bodied or part time (farm) worker

半公開 bun3 gung1 hoi1 ban4 gong1 kai1 = semi-overt; more or less open

好半天 hou2 bun3 tin1 hao3 ban4 tian1 = most of the day 國

半球體 bun3 kau4 tai2 ban4 qiu2 ti3 = hemisphere

半職業者 bun3 zik1 jip6 ze2 ban4 zhi2 ye4 zhe3 = a semipro; a part-time professional

半條命 bun3 tiu4 meng6 ban4 tiao2 ming4 = a half-life

大半個 daai6 bun3 go3 da4 ban4 ge4 = most

水半球 seoi2 bun3 kau4 shui3 ban4 qiu2 = [geology] the water hemisphere

半準決賽 bun3 zeon2 kyut3 coi3 = quarter-final 粵

半鹹半淡 bun3 haam4 bun3 taam5 = low quality, bad (lit., "half salty and tasteless") in describing language mastery

半鹹淡 bun3 haam4 taam5 = low quality, bad (lit., "half salty and tasteless") in describing language mastery

半天吊 bun3 tin1 diu3 = in a stalemate; in a dilemma; to be suspended in midair

半唐番 bun3 tong4 faan1 = half chinese and half westerner (lit., "half-Chinese barbarians") 粵

一頭半個月 jat1 tau4 bun3 go3 jyut6 = approximately half of a lunar cycle

半開合 bun3 hoi1 hap6 = half open half shut 粵

半隻燒鴨 bun3 zek3 siu1 aap3*2 = half roast duck

一年半載 jat1 nin4 bun3 zoi2 yi1 nian2 ban4 zai3 = a year or so; in about a year

行百里半九十 haang4 baak3 lei5 bun3 gau2 sap6 = the going is toughest toward the end of a journey

減半 gaam2 bun3 jian3 ban4 = to reduce by half

半光 bun3 gwong1 = semi-dull, matte

下半旗 haa6 bun3 kei4 xia4 ban4 qi2 = to fly the flag at half mast; flying the flag at half-staff

痛到半死 tung3 dou3 bun3 sei2 tong4 dao4 ban4 si3 = extremely painful

半世人 bun3 sai3 jan4 = half of a lifetime 粵

三更半夜 saam1 gang1 bun3 je6/6*2 = around mid-night

一頭半月 jat1 tau4 bun3 jyut6 = half a month or so 粵

大半天 daai6 bun3 tin1 da4 ban4 tian1 = most of the day, the greater part of a day

話不投機半句多 waa6 bat1 tau4 gei1 bun3 geoi3 do1 hua4 bu4 tou3 ji1 ban4 ju4 duo1 = nothing to say to each other (half a sentence seems too much)

半邊艸 bun3 bin1 cou2 ban4 bian1 cao3 = Kangxi radical 45 (sprout) (屮)

年半 nin4 bun3 = a year and a half 粵

另一半 ling6 jat1 bun3 = other half

一半一半 jat1 bun3 jat1 bun3 yi1 ban4 yi1 ban4 = half (and) half

半專業 bun3 zyun1 jip6 ban4 zhuan1 ye4 = semi-professional

事半功倍 si6 bun3 gung1 pui5 shi4 ban4 gong1 bei4 = half the effort but yields twice the result

一半半 jat1 bun3*2 bun3 yi1 ban4 ban4 = half (and) half

一次半次 jat1 ci3 bun3 ci3 yi1 ci4 ban4 ci4 = once or twice 粵

半身不遂 bun3 san1 bat1 seoi6 ban4 shen1 bu4 sui2 = paraplegia, hemiplegia

一招半式 jat1 ziu1 bun3 sik1 yi1 zhao1 ban4 shi4 = a few moves and stances (in kung fu)

一知半解 jat1 zi1 bun3 gaai2 yi1 zhi1 ban4 jie3 = to have superficial knowledge

半途而廢 bun3 tou4 ji4 fai3 ban4 tu2 er2 fei4 = give up halfway

朝鮮半島 ziu1 sin1 bun3 dou2 chao2 xian1 ban4 dao3 (Taiwan), chao2 xian3 ban4 dao3 (PRC) = Korean peninsula

半保留複製 bun3 bou2 lau4 fuk1 zai3 ban4 bao3 liu2 fu4 zhi4 = semiconservative replication

半導體探測器 bun3 dou6 tai2 taam3 caak1 hei3 ban4 dao3 ti3 tan4 ce4 qi4 = semiconductor detector

半島電視台 bun3 dou2 din6 si6 toi4 ban4 dao3 dian4 shi4 tai2 = Al-Jazeera Television

半胱氨酸 bun3 gwong1 on1 syun1 ban4 guang1 an1 suan1 = mercaptoethyl amine

半視野 bun3 si6 je5 ban4 shi4 ye3 = half visual field

堪察加半島 ham1 caat3 gaa3 bun3 dou2 kan1 cha2 jia1 ban4 dao3 = Kamchatka peninsula

手半劍 sau2 bun3 gim3 = hand and a half sword; bastard sword

半透明點 bun3 tau3 ming4 dim2 ban4 tou4 ming2 dian3 = translucent spot

南極洲半島 naam4 gik6 zau1 bun3 dou2 nan2 ji2 zhou1 ban4 dao3 = the Antartic Peninsula (jutting out towards South America)

中南半島 zung1 naam4 bun3 dou2 = Indo-China Peninsula

馬來半島 maa5 loi4 bun3 dou2 = Malay Peninsula

半島酒店 bun3 dou2 zau2 dim3 = The Peninsula Hotel

半山 bun3 saan1 = the Mid-levels

東半球 dung1 bun3 kau4 dong1 ban4 qiu2 = the Eastern hemisphere

南半球 naam4 bun3 kau4 nan2 ban4 qiu2 = the Southern Hemisphere

雷州半島 leoi4 zau1 bun3 dou2 lei2 zhou1 ban4 dao3 = Leizhou Peninsula

阿拉伯半島 aa3 laai1 baak3 bun3 dou2 a1 la1 bo2 ban4 dao3 = Arabian Peninsula

山東半島 saan1 dung1 bun3 dou2 shan1 dong1 ban4 dao3 = Shandong Peninsula

巴爾干半島 baa1 ji5 gon1 bun3 dou2 ba1 er3 gan1 ban4 dao3 = Balkan penninsula

半島國際學校 bun3 dou2 gwok3 zai3 hok6 haau6 ban4 dao3 guo2 ji4 xue2 xiao4 = International School of the Penninsula

半神半人 bun3 san4 bun3 jan4 ban4 shen1 ban4 ren2 = demigod

升半音 sing1 bun3 jam1 sheng1 ban4 yin1 = sharp

降半音 gong3 bun3 jam1 jiang4 ban4 yin1 = flat

遼東半島 liu4 dung1 bun3 dou2 liao2 dong1 ban4 dao3 = Liaodong Peninsula

六點半棍 luk6 dim2 bun3 gwan3 liu4 dian3 ban4 gun4 = Luk Dim Boon Kwun, Six and A Half Point Pole

下半晝 haa6 bun3 zau3 xia4 ban4 zhou4 = afternoon

半月式 bun3 jyut6 sik1 = [yoga] Ardha Chandrasana, Half Moon

半山自動扶梯 bun3 saan1 zi6 dung6 fu4 tai1 = the Mid-level escalators

Showing all 6 examples containing 半

佢哋嘅分別只有半年。粵
There's only half a year's difference between them.
[Lit. Their difference only have half year]

巴士在半路上拋錨國
The bus broke down on the way.
[半路 should not be translated literally as halfway, just "along the way" [粵] [url=http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/examples/938/]link[/url] ]

巴士喺半路拋錨粵
The bus broke down on the way.
[半路 should not be translated literally as halfway, just "along the way" [國] [url=http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/examples/936/]link[/url] ]

佢枕住健身個肌肉都係咁鬆婄,只得半粒老鼠仔咋粵
He has been working out for a long time, yet his muscles are still soft, with only half-developed biceps.

出咗半斤力，想話攞返足八両。粵
After giving half a catty of effort, all I'm asking for is to get back eight taels.
[From the song 《半斤八両》 by 許冠傑 (Sam Hui). Note: 1 catty (斤) equals 16 taels (両).]

你同你嘅另一半有幾夾？粵
How compatible are you and your partner?
[[Lit.] How compatible are you and your other half?]

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