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  *半* | 半* | *半
half / semi- / incomplete / (after a number) and a half
HSK 1
half
HSK 1
half of the day / a long time / quite a while / midair / CL: 個|个
HSK 1
midnight / in the middle of the night
HSK 2
half a year
HSK 1
most / mostly / most likely
HSK 6
(idiom) half true and half false
HSK 7-9
to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished
HSK 7-9
half the number; half
HSK 7-9
(idiom) to achieve twice the result with half the effort
peninsula
HSK 7-9
semifinals
HSK 6
about a year
(idiom) in the depth of the night; very late at night
the Eastern Hemisphere
not much to choose between the two / tweedledum and tweedledee
(idiom) to have a superficial knowledge of a subject; to know a smattering of sth
(idiom) when views are irreconcilable, it's a waste of breath to continue discussion
first half of a game or contest
second half of a game or contest
half price
first half of a game or contest
to be inferior to / to be of a lower grade than
a year and a half
second half
half the sky / women of the new society / womenfolk
HSK 7-9
first half of one's life
more than half
second half of a game or contest
one able to do light manual labor only / semi-able-bodied or part time (farm) worker
half of the country (esp. when half the country has fallen into enemy hands) / vast swathe of territory
half a life / only half alive / barely alive / (scared, beaten etc) half to death
Woman can hold up half the sky / fig. nowadays, women have an equal part to play in society
halfway / midway / on the way
HSK 7-9
semiconductor
(idiom) half believing, half doubting; not quite convinced; skeptical
HSK 7-9
afternoon
latter half
midnight
the middle of the night
over fifty percent / more than half
HSK 7-9
the Northern Hemisphere
(idiom) a short time; a little while
a short time / a little while
first half
the first half (of a period)
half-marathon (abbr. for 半程馬拉松|半程马拉松)
half hour
latter half (of a decade, century etc)
half of a game or contest / half-court
HSK 7-9
a short time; a little while
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
just the tiniest bit / a hint of
part work, part study / work-study program
a portion smaller than a half / the lesser part / the smaller part
latter half of one's life
half-awake / half-asleep
East and West hemispheres
hemisphere
the least bit
Al Jazeera (Arabic news network)
Indochina (abbr. for colonial term 印度支那半島|印度支那半岛) / (now written 中南半島|中南半岛)
morning / a.m. / first half of the day
half-and-half / 50-50 / to double
Korean Peninsula
the Western Hemisphere
one and a half
Iberian Peninsula
half / half and half / both ... and ... / just as much ... as ... / equally
fifty (usually referring to sb's age)
weekend spouse / relationship involving a sugar-daddy
second half of the year
half-mast / half-staff
half of sth
Indochina
half of sth / one side of sth
meniscus (anatomy)
to reduce by half
to reduce by fifty percent / half-price
(physics) half-life
semifluid
half the day / a long time / quite a while
semicircle
Banpo neolithic Yangshao culture archaeological site east of Xi'an 西安
more than half / greater part / most / probably / most likely
midair
first half of the night / time before midnight
semiovert / more or less open
semicircular
fortnightly / twice a month
half-length photo or portrait / bust
semiaxis / radius
semitone
fifty (years of age)
half willing and half unwilling (idiom); to yield after making a show of resistance
Shandong Peninsula

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