middle; halfway
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesnoun
the middle part; halfway point
informalA colloquial term to describe a point in the middle of a process, space, or duration.
Tā他
de的
huà话
shuō说
dào到
bàn半
zhōng中
yāo腰
jiù就
tíng停
zhù住
le了
。
He stopped speaking halfway through his sentence.
Pá爬
shān山
pá爬
dào到
bàn半
zhōng中
yāo腰
，
wǒ我
lèi累
dé得
bù不
xíng行
le了
。
Halfway up the mountain, I was exhausted.
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Zhè这
bù部
diàn电
yǐng影
kàn看
dào到
bàn半
zhōng中
yāo腰
，
wǒ我
jiù就
cāi猜
dào到
jié结
jú局
le了
。
Halfway through the movie, I guessed the ending.
Lù路
xiū修
dào到
bàn半
zhōng中
yāo腰
，
yīn因
wèi为
xià下
yǔ雨
tíng停
gōng工
le了
。
The road construction stopped halfway due to the rain.
Bàn半
zhōng中
yāo腰
chā插
yī一
jù句
huà话
bù不
tài太
lǐ礼
mào貌
。
It's impolite to interrupt someone in the middle of speaking.