half; one half; fifty percent
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesnumeral
one half; half; fifty percent
Commonly used in spoken Chinese with the erhua suffix -r (一半儿) in northern dialects. Can function as a noun or adverbial modifier.
Bǎ把
chái柴
huo火
fēn分
gěi给
tā他
men们
yī一
bàn半
r儿
，
zán咱
men们
yǒu有
yī一
bàn半
r儿
yě也
jiù就
gòu够
shāo烧
le了
。
Give them half of the firewood; half is enough for us to burn.
Zhè这
gè个
píng苹
guǒ果
hěn很
dà大
，
wǒ我
chī吃
yī一
bàn半
jiù就
gòu够
le了
。
This apple is very big; half is enough for me to eat.
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Wǒ我
men们
bān班
yī一
bàn半
tóng同
xué学
xǐ喜
huan欢
zú足
qiú球
，
yī一
bàn半
xǐ喜
huan欢
lán篮
qiú球
。
Half of the students in our class like soccer, and half like basketball.
Zhè这
bǐ笔
qián钱
nǐ你
ná拿
yī一
bàn半
，
shèng剩
xià下
de的
gěi给
wǒ我
。
You take half of this money, and give me the rest.
Gōng工
zuò作
cái才
zuò做
le了
yī一
bàn半
，
hái还
děi得
jì继
xù续
nǔ努
lì力
。
The work is only half done; we still need to keep working hard.