bàn
half
semi-
incomplete
(after a number) and a half
shì bàn gōng bèi
half the work, twice the effect (idiom); the right approach saves effort and leads to better results
a stitch in time saves nine
dà bàn
more than half
greater part
most
probably
most likely
cān bàn
half
half and half
both ... and ...
just as much ... as ...
equally
bàn tú ér fèi
to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished
bàn sǐ
half dead (of torment, hunger, tiredness etc)
(tired) to death
(terrified) out of one's wits
(beaten) to within an inch of one's life
(knock) the daylights out of sb
guò bàn
over fifty percent
more than half
bàn chéng pǐn
semi-manufactured goods
semi-finished articles
semi-finished products
bàn jié
half (of sth)
halfway through
bàn tiān
half of the day
a long time
quite a while
midair
CL:個|个[ge4]
bàn bì jiāng shān
half of the country (esp. when half the country has fallen into enemy hands)
vast swathe of territory
yī zhī bàn jiě
lit. to know one and understand half (idiom); a smattering of knowledge
dilettante
amateur
bàn biān
half of sth
one side of sth
bàn lù
halfway
midway
on the way
bàn yè
midnight
in the middle of the night
bàn biān tiān
half the sky
women of the new society
womenfolk
bàn shǎng
half of the day
a long time
quite a while
bàn yuè kān
fortnightly
twice a month
bàn chǎng
half of a game or contest
half-court
bàn guāng ān suān
cysteine (Cys), an amino acid
mercaptoethyl amine
lìng yī bàn
other half
fig. spouse
one's better half
bàn tòu míng
translucent
semitransparent
duì bàn
half-and-half
50-50
to double
bàn gōng kāi
semi-overt
more or less open
bàn rǔ táng
galactose (CH2O)6
brain sugar
bàn tiáo mìng
half a life
only half alive
barely alive
(scared, beaten etc) half to death
yī shí bàn huì
a short time
a little while
zhé bàn
to reduce by fifty percent
half-price
Hán bàn dǎo
Korean peninsula (esp. South Korean usage)
bàn shēn bù suì
paralysis of one side of the body
hemiplegia
Bàn pō
Banpo neolithic Yangshao culture archaeological site east of Xi'an 西安
bàn yè sān gēng
in the depth of night
late at night
sān gēng bàn yè
in the depth of the night
very late at night
shàng bàn yè
the first half (of a period)
bàn xiǎng
half the day
a long time
quite a while
bàn gōng bàn dú
part work, part study
work-study program
Zhōng nán bàn dǎo
Indo-China peninsula
lit. China South peninsula
bàn jīn bā liǎng
not much to choose between the two
tweedledum and tweedledee
bàn piào
half-price ticket
half fare
bàn lù chū jiā
switch to a job one was not trained for
bàn shēn xiàng
half-length photo or portrait
bust
bàn tuī bàn jiù
half willing and half unwilling (idiom); to yield after making a show of resistance
shēn gēng bàn yè
in the dead of night (idiom)
bàn diào zi
dabbler
smatterer
tactless and impulsive person
Héng chūn bàn dǎo
Hengchun Peninsula in Pingtung county 屏東縣|屏东县[Píng dōng xiàn], the southernmost point of Taiwan Island
yī shí bàn huì r
a short time
a little while
tài bàn
more than half
a majority
most
mostly
bàn lǎo xú niáng
middle-aged but still attractive woman
lady of a certain age
hòu bàn yè
latter half (of a decade, century etc)
bàn shān qū
mid-levels (in Hong Kong)
Mǎ lái bàn dǎo
Malayan peninsula (possibly including Indonesia until 1945)
bàn zhēn bàn jiǎ
(idiom) half true and half false
bàn chì mù
Hemiptera (suborder of order Homoptera, insects including cicadas and aphids)
dōng bàn qiú
the Eastern Hemisphere
the Old World
yī shí bàn kè
a short time
a little while
bàn fēng jiàn bàn zhí mín dì
semi-feudal and semi-colonial (the official Marxist description of China in the late Qing and under the Guomindang)
qián bàn yè
first half of the night (from nightfall to midnight)
bàn tuō chǎn
partly released from productive labor
partly released from one's regular work
xú niáng bàn lǎo
middle-aged but still attractive woman
lady of a certain age
zhèng bàn zhóu
positive semi-axis (in coordinate geometry)
Bàn pō yí zhǐ
Banpo neolithic Yangshao culture archaeological site east of Xi'an 西安
Bàn rén mǎ zuò
Centaurus (constellation)
hòu bàn chǎng
second half (of sporting competition)
bàn píng cù
dabbler
dilettante who speaks as though he were an expert
yī lín bàn zhuǎ
lit. one scale and half a claw (idiom); only odd bits and pieces
Yóu kǎ tǎn bàn dǎo
Yucatan peninsula (Mexico)
dōng xī bàn qiú
East and West hemispheres
bàn shī yè
semi-employed
partly employed
underemployed
bàn pō cūn
archaeological site near Xi'an
Kān chá jiā bàn dǎo
Kamchatka peninsula in the Russian far east
bàn lǚ dài
half-track (vehicle with both wheels and caterpillar treads)
bàn jiàn jī
semitendinosus, one of the hamstring muscles in the thigh
bàn kāi mén
half-open door
fig. prostitute
fù nǚ néng dǐng bàn biān tiān
Woman can hold up half the sky
fig. nowadays, women have an equal part to play in society
bàn táng fū qī
weekend spouse
relationship involving a sugar-daddy
bàn bǎo liú fù zhì
semiconservative replication
tài bàn
more than half
a majority
most
mostly
ǎi bàn jié
to be inferior to
to be of a lower grade than
bàn mó jī
semimembranosus (anatomy)
qián bàn tiān
morning
a.m.
first half of the day
Yìn dù zhī nà bàn dǎo
Indo-China peninsula (old term, esp. colonial period)
now written 中南半島|中南半岛
bàn tōng bù tōng
to not fully understand (idiom)
tóu bàn tiān
morning
first half of the day
Yìn zhī bàn dǎo
Indo-China peninsula (abbr. for colonial term 印度支那半島|印度支那半岛)
now written 中南半島|中南半岛
bàn rì gōng zuò
part-time work in which one works each day for a half-day, typically a morning or an afternoon
Kè lǐ mù bàn dǎo
Crimea
the Crimean peninsula
yī shí bàn shǎng
a short time
a little while
Zhōng yìn bàn dǎo
Indo-China peninsula
also written 中南半島|中南半岛
bàn zì gēng nóng
semi-tenant peasant
semi-owner peasant
bàn láo dòng lì
one able to do light manual labor only
semi-able-bodied or part time (farm) worker
qián bàn shǎng
morning
a.m.
first half of the day
bàn dǎo cí
semi-conducting ceramic (electronics)
hēi tiān bàn yè
lit. the black sky of midnight
very late at night (idiom)
bàn jiā zuò
sitting with one leg crossed (usu. of Bodhisattva)
píng shēng bù zuò kuī xīn shì , bàn yè qiāo mén xīn bù jīng
He who never wrongs others does not fear the knock in the night.
Rest with a clear conscience.
yī shí bàn shà
a short time
a little while
bàn rì zhì xué xiào
half-day (or double-shift) school
bàn gān bù gà
shallow
not thorough
superficial
Nán jí zhōu bàn dǎo
the Antarctic Peninsula (jutting out towards South America)
shào nǚ lù xiào liǎn , hūn shì bàn chéng quán
When the girl smiles, the matchmaker's job is half done. (idiom)
jí shí chǔ lǐ , shì bàn gōng bèi
timely handling doubles the effect and halves the effort
the right approach saves effort and leads to better results
a stitch in time saves nine
Bàn dǎo Guó jì Xué xiào
International School of the Penninsula
bàn kāi mén r
erhua variant of 半開門|半开门[ban4 kai1 men2]
qián bàn shǎng r
erhua variant of 前半晌[qian2 ban4 shang3]
tóu bàn tiān r
erhua variant of 頭半天|头半天[tou2 ban4 tian1]
Bàn dǎo hé dōng fāng háng hǎi
P&O
Peninsula and Oriental shipping company
qián bàn tiān r
erhua variant of 前半天[qian2 ban4 tian1]
bàn dǎo tǐ chāo diǎn zhèn
semiconductor superlattice
fù nǚ néng dǐng bàn biān tiān
Woman can hold up half the sky
fig. nowadays, women have an equal part to play in society
Yóu kǎ tǎn Bàn dǎo
Yucatan Peninsula (Mexico)
Xú niáng bàn lǎo
middle-aged but still attractive woman
lady of a certain age
Kān chá jiā Bàn dǎo
Kamchatka Peninsula, far-eastern Russia
jí shí chǔ lǐ , shì bàn gōng bèi
timely handling doubles the effect and halves the effort
the right approach saves effort and leads to better results
a stitch in time saves nine
Yìn zhī Bàn dǎo
Indochina peninsula (abbr. for colonial term 印度支那半島|印度支那半岛[Yin4 du4 zhi1 na4 Ban4 dao3])
now written 中南半島|中南半岛[Zhong1 nan2 Ban4 dao3]
Yìn dù zhī nà Bàn dǎo
Indochina peninsula (old term, esp. colonial period)
now written 中南半島|中南半岛[Zhong1 nan2 Ban4 dao3]
Nán jí zhōu Bàn dǎo
the Antarctic Peninsula (jutting out towards South America)
bàn má zuì
local anesthetic
anesthesia to half the body (as for a C-section birth)
bàn pǔ yù
(bird species of China) Asian dowitcher (Limnodromus semipalmatus)
Héng chūn Bàn dǎo
Hengchun Peninsula in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], the southernmost point of Taiwan
Mǎ lái Bàn dǎo
Malay Peninsula (possibly including Indonesia until 1945)
Hán Bàn dǎo
Korean peninsula (esp. South Korean usage)
jiǔ zhì bàn hān
to drink until one is half drunk
huà bù tóu jī bàn jù duō
when words get sour, adding words is useless (idiom)
xíng bǎi lǐ zhě bàn jiǔ shí
lit. ninety li is merely a half of a hundred li journey (idiom)
fig. the closer one is to completing a task, the tougher it gets
a task is not done until it's done
fá bàn dūn
to punish a student by having him stand in a half-squatting position with arms extended forward
liáng le bàn jié
felt a chill (in one's heart)
(one's heart) sank
bàn lù shā chū de Chéng Yǎo jīn
see 半路殺出個程咬金|半路杀出个程咬金[ban4 lu4 sha1 chu1 ge4 Cheng2 Yao3 jin1]
bàn ge rén
(not) a single person
(no) one
Kān chá jiā Bàn dǎo
Kamchatka Peninsula, far-eastern Russia
Kè lǐ mù Bàn dǎo
Crimea
the Crimean peninsula
shì bèi gōng bàn
twice the effort for half the result
Zhōng yìn Bàn dǎo
Indochina peninsula
also written 中南半島|中南半岛[Zhong1 nan2 Ban4 dao3]
Zhōng nán Bàn dǎo
Indochina peninsula
lit. China South peninsula
shàng bàn yè
first half of the night
time before midnight
yī xīng bàn diǎn
just the tiniest bit
a hint of
bàn fēn r
erhua variant of 半分[ban4 fen1]
bàn lù shā chū gè Chéng Yǎo jīn
lit. Cheng Yaojin ambushes the enemy (saying)
fig. sb shows up unexpectedly and disrupts the plan
sb whose presence is regarded as irksome
bàn biǎo bàn lǐ
half outside, half inside
half interior, half exterior
bàn lǎo Xú niáng
middle-aged but still attractive woman
lady of a certain age
bàn shēng bù shóu
underripe
half-cooked
(fig.) not mastered (of a technique)
clumsy
halting
bàn píng shuǐ xiǎng dīng dāng
lit. if you tap a half-empty bottle it makes a sound (idiom)
fig. empty vessels make the most noise
one who has a little knowledge likes to show off, but one who is truly knowledgeable is modest
bàn tǒng shuǐ
(coll.) (of one's skills, knowledge etc) limited
superficial
half-baked
sb with a smattering of knowledge (of sth)
dabbler
bàn yuè bàn
semilunar valve (anatomy)
Bàn dǎo Diàn shì tái
Al Jazeera (Arabic news network)
bàn lǚ dài
half-track (vehicle with both wheels and caterpillar treads)
bàn bì hé shān
see 半壁江山[ban4 bi4 jiang1 shan1]