半
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Definitions
- 1. half
- 2. semi-
- 3. incomplete
- 4. (after a number) and a half
Words Containing 半
half
half doubting
half of a game or contest
midnight
half of the day
peninsula
half a year
half the number; half
semifinals
(idiom) half true and half false
halfway
to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished
half the sky
most
over fifty percent
one and a half
in a day or two
about a year
a year and a half
a short time
just the tiniest bit
a short time
a short time
a short time
lit. a full bottle makes no sound; a half-filled bottle sloshes (idiom)
lit. to know one and understand half (idiom); a smattering of knowledge
lit. one scale and half a claw (idiom)
in the depth of the night; very late at night
first half (of a year)
the upper body
upper part
first half of the night
the first half (of a period)
first half
forenoon
morning
second half
afternoon
second half of the year
lower half of one's body
Indochina
Indochina
twice the effort for half the result
half the work, twice the effect (idiom); the right approach saves effort and leads to better results
Iberian Peninsula
Crimea
first half of the night (from nightfall to midnight)
morning
morning
first half of one's life
Kamchatka Peninsula, far-eastern Russia
Northern Hemisphere
middle
galactose (CH2O)6
galactosemia
centaur (mythology)
Centaurus (constellation)
more than half
semiconservative replication
half of sth
(not) a single person
half price
semiovert
a little bit
one able to do light manual labor only
incomplete
dabbler
semicircle
protractor
semicircular
Banpo neolithic Yangshao culture archaeological site east of Xi'an 西安
archaeological site near Xi'an
Banpo neolithic Yangshao culture archaeological site east of Xi'an 西安
half of the country (esp. when half the country has fallen into enemy hands)
see 半壁江山[bàn bì jiāng shān]
Pinellia ternata
in the depth of night
half-awake
semi-employed
semiofficial
semifeudal
semifeudal and semicolonial (the official Marxist description of China in the late Qing and under the Guomindang)
semiconducting ceramic (electronics)
semiconductor
semiconductor detector
semiconductor superlattice
half hour
half-track (vehicle with wheels at the front and continuous tracks in the rear)
mid-levels (in Hong Kong)
International School of the Penninsula
Al Jazeera (Arabic news network)
part work, part study
radius
eighth finals
to not fully understand
semi-manufactured goods
half (of sth)
upper jacket
half a dozen
day care
(coll.) half
semiarch
half-life
half willing and half unwilling (idiom); to yield after making a show of resistance
more than half
semiliterate
not much to choose between the two
half-mast
half-day (or double-shift) school
part-time work in which one works each day for a half-day, typically a morning or an afternoon
dull (lamplight)
half of the day
half-moon
fortnightly
meniscus (anatomy)
semilunar valve (anatomy)
(coll.) (of one's skills, knowledge etc) limited
half a life
half bridge (electronics)
half dead (of torment, hunger, tiredness etc)
semicolonial
(medicine) semi-liquid food
semifluid
semi-infinite
semiskilled
hemisphere
see 半瓶醋[bàn píng cù]
lit. if you tap a half-empty bottle it makes a sound (idiom)
dabbler
half a lifetime
underripe
fifty (years of age)
fifty (usually referring to sb's age)
demigod
half-price ticket
midair
in midair
weekend spouse
Hemiptera (suborder of order Homoptera, insects including cicadas and aphids)
middle-aged but still attractive woman
part-time work
cysteine (Cys), an amino acid
partly released from productive labor
middle
semitendinosus, one of the hamstring muscles in the thigh
semimembranosus (anatomy)
semiautomatic
semi-tenant peasant
half outside, half inside
half-life
half-naked
quasi-regular
(anatomy) semicircular canal
half visual field
sitting with one leg crossed (usu. of Bodhisattva)
switch to a job one was not trained for
lit. Cheng Yaojin ambushes the enemy (saying)
see 半路殺出個程咬金|半路杀出个程咬金[bàn lù shā chū gè chéng yǎo jīn]
half squat
(bird species of China) Asian dowitcher (Limnodromus semipalmatus)
paralysis of one side of the body
half-length photo or portrait
semiaxis
half a year
half load
half of a lifetime
translucent
halfway
to not fully understand (idiom)
half of sth
semiaxis
semicivilized
half-open, half closed
half-open door
shallow
semitone
semitone
half the day
local anesthetic
the least bit
Southern Hemisphere
the Antarctic Peninsula (jutting out towards South America)
now written 中南半島|中南半岛[zhōng nán bàn dǎo]
now written 中南半島|中南半岛[zhōng nán bàn dǎo]
atomic radius
half
timely handling doubles the effect and halves the effort
other half
to have mixed feelings (about sth)
Kamchatka Peninsula, far-eastern Russia
midnight
more than half
the middle of the night
more than half
most of the day
fig. nowadays, women have an equal part to play in society
half-and-half
a portion smaller than a half
When the girl smiles, the matchmaker's job is half done. (idiom)
Yucatan Peninsula (Mexico)