bàn

Translation

  • half
  • semi-
  • incomplete
  • (after a number) and a half

Synonyms

Examples

  • 学校8点开始上课。
    School begins at eight-thirty.
  • 夜打了个电话给我。
    He gave me a ring at midnight.
  • 她让我等了小时。
    She made me wait for half an hour.
  • 八时方便你吗?
    Would 8:30 be convenient for you?
  • 我对这样的东西点兴趣也没有。
    I am not in the least interested in such a thing.
  • 婚前张开眼,婚后闭眼。
    Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, half shut afterwards.
  • 意大利是一个岛。
    Italy is a peninsula.
  • 日本位于北球。
    Japan is located in the Northern Hemisphere.
  • 事故耽误了我们小时。
    An accident delayed us for half an hour.
  • 搭帐篷花了我们小时。
    It took us half an hour to set up the tent.
Chinese Tones