Hanzi

half/semi-/incomplete/(after a number) and a half

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 1

Pinyin

bàn, pàn

Bopomofo

ㄅㄢˋ, ㄆㄢˋ

Jyutping

bun3

Example sentences

一半 yībàn
她把獎金的一半捐給學校。
她把奖金的一半捐给学校。

She donated half of the prize money to the school.

bàn
我買了半斤蘋果。
我买了半斤苹果。

I bought half a jin of apples.

他大約半個小時後會到。
他大约半个小时后会到。

He will arrive in about half an hour.

半夜 bànyè
他半夜被雷聲吵醒了。
他半夜被雷声吵醒了。

He was woken by thunder in the middle of the night.

大夫 dàifu
孩子半夜發高燒,媽媽趕緊請大夫來看病。
孩子半夜发高烧,妈妈赶紧请大夫来看病。

The child developed a high fever in the middle of the night, so his mother quickly called a doctor to examine him.

這場比賽的上半場很激烈。
这场比赛的上半场很激烈。

The first half of this match was very intense.

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