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Usage note

”表示把一个东西分成一样大的两份,取其中的一份。比如,一个苹果切成两,一就是“”。

“bàn” biǎoshì bǎ yīgè dōngxi fēn chéng yīyàng dà de liǎng fèn, qǔ qízhōng de yī fèn. Bǐrú, yīgè píngguǒ qiē chéng liǎng bàn, yībàn jiùshì “bàn”.

The word '半' means half. It is used when you split something into two equal parts and take one of them.

Context note

当我们把一个东西分成一样大的两份,每一份就是一。这个词在说数量、时间或东西时经常用到。

Dāng wǒmen bǎ yīgè dōngxi fēn chéng yīyàng dà de liǎng fèn, měi yī fèn jiù shì yībàn. Zhège cí zài shuō shùliàng, shíjiān huò dōngxi shí jīngcháng yòng dào.

This word is used when you split something into two equal parts, and each part is one half. It often appears when talking about amounts, time, or objects.

5 examples

一个
yī gè bàn
one and a half
的果汁
yī bàn de guǒ zhī
half of the juice
价优惠
bàn jià yōu huì
half price discount
个橙子
bàn gè chéng zǐ
half an orange
杯水
bàn bēi shuǐ
half a cup of water

5 mini stories

妈妈做了个蛋糕。爸爸吃了个。
Māma zuò le bàn gè dāng'àn. Dàba chī le bàn gè.
Mom made half a cake. Dad ate half of it.
小明喝了杯牛奶。
Xiǎomíng hēle bàn bēi niúnǎir.
Xiaoming drank half a cup of milk.
我们吃了个汉堡包。
Wǒmen chī le bàn gè hānbāobāo.
We ate half a hamburger.
她买了打鸡蛋。
Tā mǎi le bàn dǎ jīdàn.
She bought half a dozen eggs.
他喝了杯茶。
Tā hēle bàn bēi chá.
He drank half a cup of tea.

Mini dialogue

分苹果

A
你想吃多少苹果?
Nǐ xiǎng chī duōshao píngguǒ?
How much apple do you want to eat?
B
我吃个苹果。
Wǒ chī bàn gè píngguǒ.
I'll eat half an apple.

现在几点

A
现在几点?
Xiànzài jǐ diǎn?
What time is it now?
B
现在三点
Xiànzài sān diǎn bàn.
It's half past three.

Related words and contrasts

similar
一半
yībàn
one half

a common way to say one half

opposite
整个
zhěnggè
whole

the opposite of half

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