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HSK
half hour
(idiom) to achieve twice the result with half the effort
(idiom) in the depth of the night; very late at night
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  *半* | 半* | *半
half / semi- / incomplete / (after a number) and a half
HSK 1
half
HSK 1
(idiom) to have a superficial knowledge of a subject; to know a smattering of sth
first half of a game or contest
(idiom) half true and half false
HSK 7-9
to be inferior to / to be of a lower grade than
a year and a half
second half
first half of one's life
second half of a game or contest
(idiom) a short time; a little while
half of the country (esp. when half the country has fallen into enemy hands) / vast swathe of territory
half of a game or contest / half-court
HSK 7-9
half of the day / a long time / quite a while / midair / CL: 個|个
HSK 1
afternoon
midnight
the middle of the night
the Northern Hemisphere
just the tiniest bit / a hint of
first half
most / mostly / most likely
HSK 6
midnight / in the middle of the night
HSK 2
about a year
more than half
halfway / midway
middle-aged but still attractive woman / lady of a certain age
middle-aged but still attractive woman / lady of a certain age
translucent / semitransparent
lit. one scale and half a claw (idiom) / fig. only odd bits and pieces
peninsula
HSK 7-9
not much to choose between the two / tweedledum and tweedledee
half the number; half
HSK 7-9
a portion smaller than a half / the lesser part / the smaller part
hemisphere
semicircular
morning / a.m. / first half of the day
half a year
HSK 1
the Western Hemisphere
(idiom) when views are irreconcilable, it's a waste of breath to continue discussion
the first half (of a period)
fifty (usually referring to sb's age)
weekend spouse / relationship involving a sugar-daddy
Korean Peninsula
second half of the year
half-mast / half-staff
(anatomy) semicircular canal
(idiom) to receive both praise and criticism; to get mixed reviews
half of sth / one side of sth
meniscus (anatomy)
to reduce by fifty percent / half-price
Al Jazeera (Arabic news network)
(physics) half-life
Banpo neolithic Yangshao culture archaeological site east of Xi'an 西安
the Antarctic Peninsula (jutting out towards South America)
more than half / greater part / most / probably / most likely
midair
halfway / midway / on the way
HSK 7-9
a short time / a little while
first half of the night / time before midnight
semiconductor
dull (lamplight)
fortnightly / twice a month
mid-levels (in Hong Kong)
half-length photo or portrait / bust
semitone
to reduce by half
(idiom) half believing, half doubting; not quite convinced; skeptical
HSK 7-9
fifty (years of age)
one able to do light manual labor only / semi-able-bodied or part time (farm) worker
half willing and half unwilling (idiom); to yield after making a show of resistance
first half (of a year)
semiovert / more or less open
semifeudal
lower half of one's body / Lower Body (Chinese poetry movement of the early 21st century)
half (of sth) / halfway through
one and a half
semiliterate
half-moon / fortnight
half bridge (electronics)
to not fully understand (idiom)
local anesthetic / anesthesia to half the body (as for a C-section birth)
other half / (fig.) spouse / one's better half
Balkan Peninsula
latter half (of a decade, century etc)
felt a chill (in one's heart) / (one's heart) sank
half of sth
half a dozen
(music) a half-beat behind / (fig.) rather slow (in performing a task, comprehending etc)
teenage boy; adolescent boy
Indochina
Liaodong Peninsula
middle / halfway
most of the day
morning

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