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MEANING

1. 壹数numeral

   half

   中整体分成两个相等的部分中的一个zhěngtǐ fēnchéng liǎng ge xiānngděng de bùfen zhōng de yī ge

   • wǒchīlebàngèpíngguǒ.

     我吃了半个苹果。🔊

     I ate half an apple.

   • shuǐhēleyībàn，háiyǒuyībànméihē。

     水喝了一半，还有一半没喝。🔊

     Half the water has been drunk, and the other half hasn't been touched.

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   • wǒjìndàxuéyǐjīngliǎngniánbànle。

     我进大学已经两年半了。🔊

     I have been in college for two and a half years now.

2. 貳数numeral

   semi-

   中整体的一半;中间的部分zhěngtǐ de yībàn; zhōngjiān de bùfen

   • wǒděnglebàngèxiǎoshí.

     我等了半个小时。🔊

     I waited for half an hour.

   • Tābànzhēngzheyǎnjingtīngkè。

     她半睁着眼睛听课。🔊

     She sat with her eyes half open, listening to the lecture.

3. 參形adjective

   incomplete

   中不完全；一部分bù wánquán；yī bùfen

   • zhègegùshìbùwánzhěng,zhǐyǒuyībàn.

     这个故事不完整，只有一半。🔊

     This story is incomplete, only half of it is here.

   • zhèxiànggōngchéngzuòdàoyíbànjiùtíngle。

     这项工程做到一半就停了。🔊

     The project was only halfway done when it came to a halt.

4. 肆数numeral

   (after a number) and a half

   中数字后面表示增加一半shùzì hòumiàn biǎoshì zēngjiā yībàn

   • yīgèbànxiǎoshí.

     一个半小时。🔊

     An hour and a half.

   • Tāzàiguówàishēnghuólesānniánbàn。

     他在国外生活了三年半。🔊

     He has lived abroad for three and a half years.