一半(yī bàn)

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Character breakdown

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Example sentences

How 一半 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.

  • 面包被吃了一半

    miàn bāo bèi chī le yī bàn

    The bun was half eaten.

  • 别留着一半工作没干。

    bié liú zhe yī bàn gōng zuò méi gān

    Don't leave your work half finished.

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