Taiwan Lounge

半

bàn

Novice Level 1 ★ Core word
Noun

半 (bàn) is a Chinese word meaning “half”. It sits at TOCFL Level 1 (CEFR Novice) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

  1. half
  2. semi-
  3. incomplete
  4. (after a number) and a half

Stroke order

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Example

現在是三點半。

It is half past three now.

Related words at this level

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).