Chinese

bàn
Meaning: half; semi-; incomplete
Part of Speech: Number, Noun, Adverb, Adjective

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Example sentences

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。
He will arrive in about half an hour.
他用斧頭把木材劈成兩半。
He split the wood in half with an axe.
即使工作很辛苦,他卻沒有半句怨言。
Even though the work is very hard, he has not a single word of complaint.
他把餅乾掰成了兩半。
He broke the cookie into two halves.

Usage Notes

Used to indicate one half of something or being in the middle of a process.

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