半U+534A5 STROKES
Entry·pron. bàn
ㄅㄢˋ
“Half; semi-; incomplete; in the middle; a very small amount; part of something; and a half (after a number).”
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- 一半ㄧ ㄅㄢˋhalf; one of two equal parts; 50%.
- 多半ㄉㄨㄛ ㄅㄢˋmost; mostly; the greater part; most likely; probably
- 半夜ㄅㄢˋ ㄧㄝˋmidnight; the middle of the night; late at night; the small hours
- 半導體ㄅㄢˋ ㄉㄠˇ ㄊㄧˇsemiconductor; a material with conductivity between a conductor and an insulator; used in electronics such as diodes, transistors, and integrated circuits.
- 大半ㄉㄚˋ ㄅㄢˋmore than half; greater part; most; probably; most likely
- 過半ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄢˋmore than half; over fifty percent; the majority.
- 半數ㄅㄢˋ ㄕㄨˋhalf the number; half; half of the total amount
- 半島ㄅㄢˋ ㄉㄠˇpeninsula; landmass surrounded by water on three sides and connected to a larger mainland on one side.
- 朝鮮半島ㄔㄠˊ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄅㄢˋ ㄉㄠˇKorean Peninsula; peninsula in East Asia between the Yellow Sea and Sea of Japan, extending south toward Japan.
- 點半ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄅㄢˋhalf past the hour; thirty minutes after a specific hour on the clock.
- 半點ㄅㄢˋ ㄉㄧㄢˇa tiny bit; the slightest amount; used to emphasize that something is completely absent or minimal
- 半空ㄅㄢˋ ㄎㄨㄥhalf-empty; in the air; midair; halfway up in the sky
- 減半ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄅㄢˋto reduce by half; to halve; to cut something down to half its original amount
- 上半身ㄕㄤˋ ㄅㄢˋ ㄕㄣupper body; torso; the part of the body above the waist
- 下半身ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄅㄢˋ ㄕㄣlower body; lower half of the body; lower torso and legs; sometimes used metaphorically to refer to sexual desire or lust
- 半路ㄅㄢˋ ㄌㄨˋhalfway; midway; on the way; in the middle of a journey or process.
- 半晌ㄅㄢˋ ㄕㄤˇa short while; a moment; a brief period of time
- 半價ㄅㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄚˋhalf price; at 50% of the original cost
- 半生ㄅㄢˋ ㄕㄥhalf a lifetime; a long period of one's life; not fully cooked
- 半徑ㄅㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋradius; straight line from the center of a circle to its circumference
- 半死ㄅㄢˋ ㄙˇhalf-dead; critically injured; utterly exhausted; overcome with extreme emotion (excitement or grief)
- 半途ㄅㄢˋ ㄊㄨˊmidway; halfway; in the middle of a journey or process
- 半成品ㄅㄢˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄆㄧㄣˇsemi-finished product; partially processed good
- 半信半疑ㄅㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄅㄢˋ ㄧˊhalf believing, half doubting; unable to decide whether something is true or false
- 半工半讀ㄅㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄅㄢˋ ㄉㄨˊstudying while working part-time to earn tuition and living expenses
- 事半功倍ㄕˋ ㄅㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄅㄟˋachieve twice the result with half the effort; get great results with little work
- 夜半ㄧㄝˋ ㄅㄢˋmidnight; the middle of the night
- 過半數ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄢˋ ㄕㄨˋmore than half; a majority
- 泰半ㄊㄞˋ ㄅㄢˋmore than half; the greater part; majority
- 半途而廢ㄅㄢˋ ㄊㄨˊ ㄦˊ ㄈㄟˋgive up halfway; abandon something before completion; fail to finish what one started
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