The Chinese word 半 means “half” or “semi-” in English. It is commonly used to indicate a portion of something or a degree of something. For example, you might say 半个小时 to mean “half an hour”, or 半天 to mean “half a day”. It can also be used to describe a state of being, such as 半醒半睡, which means “half awake and half asleep”.
Translation
Number: half
Pronunciation
Example Sentences
| Chinese | Pinyin | Engish |
|---|---|---|
| 我只吃了半个苹果 | wǒ zhǐ chī le bàn gè píngguǒ | I only ate half of an apple |
| 他半夜才回家 | tā bàn yè cái huí jiā | He didn’t come home until midnight |
| 这个房间的面积只有半个篮球场 | zhè gè fángjiān de miànjī zhǐ yǒu bàn gè lánqiúchǎng | This room is only half the size of a basketball court |
| 我们还有半个小时就到了 | wǒmen hái yǒu bàn gè xiǎoshí jiù dào le | We will arrive in half an hour |
| 她只剩下半瓶水了 | tā zhǐ shèng xià bàn píng shuǐ le | She only has half a bottle of water left |
| 我们需要半个小时准备好 | wǒmen xūyào bàn gè xiǎoshí zhǔnbèi hǎo | We need half an hour to prepare |
| 他的工资只有同事的半 | tā de gōngzī zhǐ yǒu tóngshì de bàn | His salary is only half of his colleague’s |
| 她的生日还有半个月 | tā de shēngrì hái yǒu bàn gè yuè | Her birthday is still half a month away |
HSK
半 is part of HSK Level 3 in HSK 2.0. In the newer HSK 3.0 it is part of HSK Level 1.
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