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半
bàn
Main
English Definitionhalf; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half
Simplified Script半
Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyinbàn
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄅㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping)bun3
Part of Speech(形) adjective, (数) numeral
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=1 TOCFL=1

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Words With Same Head Word    
半夜bànyèmidnight; in the middle of the night
半天bàntiānhalf of the day; a long time; quite a while; midair
半数bànshùhalf the number; half
半路bànlùhalfway; midway; on the way
半导体bàn dǎotǐsemiconductor
Words With Same Tail Word    
一半yībànhalf
大半dàbànmore than half; greater part; most; probably; most likely
多半duōbànmost; mostly; most likely
过半guòbànover fifty percent; more than half
减半jiǎnbànto reduce by half
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