参半

MEANING

1. 壹形adjective

   half

   • xǐyōucānbàn.

     喜忧参半。🔊

     Joy and sorrow are mixed together.

2. 貳形adjective

   half and half

   • hǎohuàicānbàn.

     好坏参半。🔊

     The quality is mixed, with both good and bad elements.

3. 參形adjective

   both ... and ...

   • tādehuàzhēnjiǎcānbàn.

     他的话真假参半。🔊

     His words were half true and half false.

4. 肆形adjective

   just as much ... as ...

   • xǐyōucānbàn.

     喜忧参半。🔊

     The joy and sorrow are mixed together.

5. 伍形adjective

   equally

   • hǎohuàicānbàn.

     好坏参半。🔊

     It's a mixed bag of good and bad.