Meaning of 半…半…
半…半… means half… half…; semi-… semi-…; both… and… (with opposites). Pronounced bàn … bàn ….
- half… half…; semi-… semi-…; both… and… (with opposites)
Definitions & Examples
Zhè这
piān篇
wén文
zhāng章
bàn半
wén文
bàn半
bái白
，
dú读
qǐ起
lái来
yǒu有
diǎn点
biè别
niǔ扭
。
This article is a mixture of classical and modern Chinese, so it reads a bit awkwardly.
Fáng房
jiān间
lǐ里
de的
dēng灯
guāng光
bàn半
míng明
bàn半
àn暗
，
qì气
fēn氛
hěn很
làng浪
màn漫
。
The lighting in the room was half bright and half dark, creating a very romantic atmosphere.
Tā他
shuō说
huà话
bàn半
tūn吞
bàn半
tǔ吐
，
sì似
hū乎
yǒu有
shén什
me么
nán难
yán言
zhī之
yǐn隐
。
He spoke haltingly and ambiguously, as if there was something he found hard to say.
Wǒ我
duì对
tā他
shuō说
de的
xiāo消
xi息
bàn半
xìn信
bàn半
yí疑
，
jué决
dìng定
zì自
jǐ己
zài再
chá查
yī一
xià下
。
I was half-believing and half-doubting the news he told me, so I decided to check it myself.
Tā她
bàn半
tuī推
bàn半
jiù就
de地
jiē接
shòu受
le了
nà那
fèn份
lǐ礼
wù物
。
She half-heartedly refused and then half-willingly accepted the gift.