| 半人马 | [ bàn rén mǎ ] centaur (mythology) |
| 半人马座 | [ bàn rén mǎ zuò ] Centaurus (constellation) |
| 半保留复制 | [ bàn baǒ liú fù zhì ] semiconservative replication |
| 半个 | [ bàn ge ] half of sth |
| 半个人 | [ bàn ge rén ] (not) a single person, (no) one |
| 半价 | [ bàn jià ] half price |
| 半公开 | [ bàn gōng kaī ] semiovert, more or less open |
| 半分儿 | [ bàn fēn ] erhua variant of 半分[ban4 fen1] |
| 半劳动力 | [ bàn laó dòng lì ] one able to do light manual labor only, semi-able-bodied or part time (farm) worker |
| 半圆 | [ bàn yuán ] semicircle |
| 半圆仪 | [ bàn yuán yí ] protractor |
| 半圆形 | [ bàn yuán xíng ] semicircular |
| 半坡遗址 | [ bàn pō yí zhǐ ] Banpo neolithic Yangshao culture archaeological site east of Xi'an 西安 |
| 半场 | [ bàn chǎng ] half of a game or contest, half-court |
| 半梦半醒 | [ bàn mèng bàn xǐng ] half-awake, half-asleep |
| 半失业 | [ bàn shī yè ] semi-employed, partly employed, underemployed |
| 半导瓷 | [ bàn daǒ cí ] semiconducting ceramic (electronics) |
| 半导体 | [ bàn daǒ tǐ ] semiconductor |
| 半导体探测器 | [ bàn daǒ tǐ tàn cè qì ] semiconductor detector |
| 半导体超点阵 | [ bàn daǒ tǐ chaō diǎn zhèn ] semiconductor superlattice |
| 半小时 | [ bàn shí ] half hour |
| 半履带车 | [ bàn lǚ daì chē ] half-track (vehicle with wheels at the front and continuous tracks in the rear) |
| 半山区 | [ bàn shān qū ] mid-levels (in Hong Kong) |
| 半岛 | [ bàn daǒ ] peninsula |
| 半岛和东方航海 | [ bàn daǒ hé dōng fāng háng haǐ ] P&O, Peninsula and Oriental shipping company |
| 半岛国际学校 | [ bàn daǒ guó jì xué ] International School of the Penninsula |
| 半岛电视台 | [ bàn daǒ diàn shì taí ] Al Jazeera (Arabic news network) |
| 半工半读 | [ bàn gōng bàn dú ] part work, part study, work-study program |
| 半径 | [ bàn jìng ] radius |
| 半复赛 | [ bàn fù saì ] eighth finals |
| 半数 | [ bàn shù ] half the number, half |
| 半数以上 | [ bàn shù yǐ shàng ] more than half |
| 半斤八两 | [ bàn jīn bā liǎng ] not much to choose between the two, tweedledum and tweedledee |
| 半日制学校 | [ bàn rì zhì xué ] half-day (or double-shift) school |
| 半明不灭 | [ bàn míng bù miè ] dull (lamplight) |
| 半条命 | [ bàn mìng ] half a life, only half alive, barely alive, (scared, beaten etc) half to death |
| 半桥 | [ bàn ] half bridge (electronics) |
| 半决赛 | [ bàn jué saì ] semifinals |
| 半流体 | [ bàn liú tǐ ] semifluid |
| 半无限 | [ bàn wú xiàn ] semi-infinite |
| 半熟练 | [ bàn shú liàn ] semiskilled |
| 半瓶水响叮当 | [ bàn píng shuǐ xiǎng dīng dāng ] lit. if you tap a half-empty bottle it makes a sound (idiom), fig. empty vessels make the most noise, one who has a little knowledge likes to show off, but one who is truly knowledgeable is modest |
| 半职 | [ bàn zhí ] part-time work |
| 半脱产 | [ bàn tuō chǎn ] partly released from productive labor, partly released from one's regular work |
| 半自动 | [ bàn zì dòng ] semiautomatic |
| 半自耕农 | [ bàn zì gēng nóng ] semi-tenant peasant, semi-owner peasant |
| 半表半里 | [ bàn bàn lǐ ] half outside, half inside, half interior, half exterior |
| 半裸体 | [ bàn luǒ tǐ ] half-naked |
| 半规则 | [ bàn guī zé ] quasi-regular |
| 半规管 | [ bàn guī guǎn ] semicircular canal |
| 半视野 | [ bàn shì yě ] half visual field |
| 半路杀出个程咬金 | [ bàn lù shā chū gè chéng yaǒ jīn ] lit. Cheng Yaojin ambushes the enemy (saying), fig. sb shows up unexpectedly and disrupts the plan, sb whose presence is regarded as irksome |
| 半路杀出的程咬金 | [ bàn lù shā chū de chéng yaǒ jīn ] see 半路殺出個程咬金|半路杀出个程咬金[ban4 lu4 sha1 chu1 ge4 Cheng2 Yao3 jin1] |
| 半蹼鹬 | [ bàn pǔ yù ] (bird species of China) Asian dowitcher (Limnodromus semipalmatus) |
| 半轴 | [ bàn zhoú ] semiaxis, half axle |
| 半载 | [ bàn zaǐ ] half a year |
| 半载 | [ bàn zaì ] half load |
| 半辈子 | [ bàn beì zi ] half of a lifetime |
| 半途而废 | [ bàn tú ér feì ] to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished |
| 半边 | [ bàn biān ] half of sth, one side of sth |
| 半边天 | [ bàn biān tiān ] half the sky, women of the new society, womenfolk |
| 半长轴 | [ bàn cháng zhoú ] semiaxis, radius |
| 半开化 | [ bàn kaī huà ] semicivilized |
| 半开半关 | [ bàn kaī bàn guān ] half-open, half closed |
| 半开门 | [ bàn kaī mén ] half-open door, fig. prostitute |
| 半开门儿 | [ bàn kaī mén ] erhua variant of 半開門|半开门[ban4 kai1 men2] |
| 半间不界 | [ bàn gān bù gà ] shallow, not thorough, superficial |
| 半响 | [ bàn xiǎng ] half the day, a long time, quite a while |
| 半点 | [ bàn diǎn ] the least bit |
| ⇒ 一个半 | [ yī ge bàn ] one and a half |
| ⇒ 一年半载 | [ yī nián bàn zaǐ ] about a year |
| ⇒ 一星半点 | [ yī xīng bàn diǎn ] just the tiniest bit, a hint of |
| ⇒ 一时半刻 | [ yī shí bàn kè ] a short time, a little while |
| ⇒ 一时半晌 | [ yī shí bàn shǎng ] a short time, a little while |
| ⇒ 一时半会 | [ yī shí bàn huì ] a short time, a little while |
| ⇒ 一时半会儿 | [ yī shí bàn huì ] a short time, a little while |
| ⇒ 一时半霎 | [ yī shí bàn shà ] a short time, a little while |
| ⇒ 一瓶子不响，半瓶子晃荡 | [ yī píng zi bù xiǎng bàn píng zi huàng dang ] lit. a full bottle makes no sound; a half-filled bottle sloshes (idiom), fig. empty vessels make the most noise |
| ⇒ 一鳞半爪 | [ yī lín bàn zhuǎ ] lit. one scale and half a claw (idiom); only odd bits and pieces |
| ⇒ 上半叶 | [ shàng bàn yè ] the first half (of a period) |
| ⇒ 中南半岛 | [ zhōng nán bàn daǒ ] Indochina |
| ⇒ 中印半岛 | [ zhōng yìn bàn daǒ ] Indochina, also written 中南半島|中南半岛[Zhong1 nan2 Ban4 dao3] |
| ⇒ 伊比利亚半岛 | [ yī bǐ lì yà bàn daǒ ] Iberian Peninsula |
| ⇒ 克里木半岛 | [ kè lǐ mù bàn daǒ ] Crimea, the Crimean peninsula |
| ⇒ 前半天儿 | [ qián bàn tiān ] erhua variant of 前半天[qian2 ban4 tian1] |
| ⇒ 前半晌儿 | [ qián bàn shǎng ] erhua variant of 前半晌[qian2 ban4 shang3] |
| ⇒ 勘察加半岛 | [ kān chá jiā bàn daǒ ] Kamchatka Peninsula, far-eastern Russia |
| ⇒ 半梦半醒 | [ bàn mèng bàn xǐng ] half-awake, half-asleep |
| ⇒ 半工半读 | [ bàn gōng bàn dú ] part work, part study, work-study program |
| ⇒ 半表半里 | [ bàn bàn lǐ ] half outside, half inside, half interior, half exterior |
| ⇒ 半开半关 | [ bàn kaī bàn guān ] half-open, half closed |
| ⇒ 南极洲半岛 | [ nán jí zhoū bàn daǒ ] the Antarctic Peninsula (jutting out towards South America) |
| ⇒ 印度支那半岛 | [ yìn dù zhī nà bàn daǒ ] Indochina (old term, esp. colonial period), now written 中南半島|中南半岛[Zhong1 nan2 Ban4 dao3] |
| ⇒ 印支半岛 | [ yìn zhī bàn daǒ ] Indochina (abbr. for colonial term 印度支那半島|印度支那半岛[Yin4 du4 zhi1 na4 Ban4 dao3]), now written 中南半島|中南半岛[Zhong1 nan2 Ban4 dao3] |
| ⇒ 原子半径 | [ yuán zǐ bàn jìng ] atomic radius |
| ⇒ 参半 | [ cān bàn ] half, half and half, both ... and ..., just as much ... as ..., equally |
| ⇒ 及时处理，事半功倍 | [ jí shí chǔ lǐ shì bàn gōng beì ] timely handling doubles the effect and halves the effort, the right approach saves effort and leads to better results, a stitch in time saves nine |
| ⇒ 喜忧参半 | [ xǐ yoū cān bàn ] to have mixed feelings (about sth) |
| ⇒ 堪察加半岛 | [ kān chá jiā bàn daǒ ] Kamchatka Peninsula, far-eastern Russia |
| ⇒ 妇女能顶半边天 | [ fù nǚ néng dǐng bàn biān tiān ] Woman can hold up half the sky, fig. nowadays, women have an equal part to play in society |
| ⇒ 对半 | [ duì bàn ] half-and-half, 50-50, to double |
| ⇒ 少女露笑脸，婚事半成全 | [ shaò nǚ lù liǎn hūn shì bàn chéng quán ] When the girl smiles, the matchmaker's job is half done. (idiom) |
| ⇒ 尤卡坦半岛 | [ yoú kǎ tǎn bàn daǒ ] Yucatan Peninsula (Mexico) |
| ⇒ 山东半岛 | [ shān dōng bàn daǒ ] Shandong Peninsula |
| ⇒ 巴尔干半岛 | [ bā ěr gàn bàn daǒ ] Balkan Peninsula |
| ⇒ 平生不做亏心事，半夜敲门心不惊 | [ píng shēng bù zuò kuī xīn shì bàn yè mén xīn bù jīng ] He who never wrongs others does not fear the knock in the night., Rest with a clear conscience. |
| ⇒ 后半 | [ hoù bàn ] latter half |
| ⇒ 后半场 | [ hoù bàn chǎng ] second half (of sporting competition) |
| ⇒ 后半生 | [ hoù bàn shēng ] latter half of one's life |
| ⇒ 后半叶 | [ hoù bàn yè ] latter half (of a decade, century etc) |
| ⇒ 恒春半岛 | [ héng chūn bàn daǒ ] Hengchun Peninsula in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], the southernmost point of Taiwan |
| ⇒ 晚半天儿 | [ wǎn ban tiān ] late afternoon |
| ⇒ 朝鲜半岛 | [ chaó xiǎn bàn daǒ ] Korean Peninsula |
| ⇒ 东半球 | [ dōng bàn qiú ] the Eastern Hemisphere, the Old World |
| ⇒ 东西半球 | [ dōng xī bàn qiú ] East and West hemispheres |
| ⇒ 正半轴 | [ zhèng bàn zhoú ] positive semiaxis (in coordinate geometry) |
| ⇒ 凉了半截 | [ liáng le bàn jié ] felt a chill (in one's heart), (one's heart) sank |
| ⇒ 减半 | [ jiǎn bàn ] to reduce by half |
| ⇒ 特许半导体 | [ tè xǔ bàn daǒ tǐ ] Chartered Semiconductor |
| ⇒ 罚半蹲 | [ fá bàn dūn ] to punish a student by having him stand in a half-squatting position with arms extended forward |
| ⇒ 西奈半岛 | [ xī naì bàn daǒ ] Sinai Peninsula |
| ⇒ 话不投机半句多 | [ huà bù toú jī bàn jù duō ] when views are irreconcilable, it's a waste of breath to continue discussion (idiom) |
| ⇒ 诺曼底半岛 | [ nuò màn dǐ bàn daǒ ] Normandy peninsula |
| ⇒ 过半 | [ guò bàn ] over fifty percent, more than half |
| ⇒ 辽东半岛 | [ dōng bàn daǒ ] Liaodong Peninsula |
| ⇒ 阿拉伯半岛 | [ ā lā bó bàn daǒ ] Arabian Peninsula |
| ⇒ 雷州半岛 | [ leí zhoū bàn daǒ ] Leizhou Peninsula |
| ⇒ 韩半岛 | [ hán bàn daǒ ] Korean peninsula (esp. South Korean usage) |
| ⇒ 头半天 | [ toú bàn tiān ] morning, first half of the day |
| ⇒ 头半天儿 | [ toú bàn tiān ] erhua variant of 頭半天|头半天[tou2 ban4 tian1] |
| ⇒ 马来半岛 | [ mǎ laí bàn daǒ ] Malay Peninsula |
