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CHINESE WORD

yī bàn

一半

half

HSK 1
Numbered pinyin
yi1 ban4
English meanings
det.: one half, in part, half

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    wǒ我bǎ把dàngāo蛋糕fēn分nǐ你yībàn一半。

    I'll give you half the cake.

  2. 02

    yībàn一半de的rén人dào到le了。

    Half the people have arrived.

  3. 03

    tā他shuì睡le了yībàn一半jiù就xǐng醒le了。

    He woke halfway through his sleep.

  4. 04

    zhè这tiáo条lù路zǒu走le了yībàn一半。

    We're halfway down the road.

  5. 05

    yībàn一半shì是shān山yībàn一半shì是hǎi海。

    Half is mountains and half is sea.

  6. 06

    shíjiān时间yǐjīng已经guò过le了yībàn一半。

    Half the time has passed.

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