半 bun³ {bàn}

(adjective) middle

半 bun³ {bàn}

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

半島〔-岛〕 bun³ dou² {bàn dǎo}

(noun) Usually refers to the Peninsula Hotel in Tsimshatsui Hong Kong

半日 bun³ jat⁶ {bàn rì}

half a day

半山 bun³ saan¹ {bàn shān}

Mid-levels, an area situated on the northern slopes of the mountain ranges on Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong

半世 bun³ sai³ {bàn shì}

half a lifetime

半晝〔-昼〕 bun³ zau³ {bàn zhòu}

half day (slang)

半白 bun³ baak⁶ {bàn bái}

fifty (years of age)

半邊〔-边〕 bun³ bin¹ {bàn biān}

1. half of sth
2. one side of sth

半坡 bun³ bo¹ {Bàn pō}

Banpo neolithic Yangshao culture archaeological site east of Xi'an 西安

半場〔-场〕 bun³ coeng⁴ {bàn chǎng}

1. half of a game or contest
2. half-court

半蹲 bun³ cyun⁴ {bàn dūn}

half squat

半打 bun³ daa¹ {bàn dá}

half a dozen

半點〔-点〕 bun³ dim² {bàn diǎn}

the least bit

半島〔-岛〕 bun³ dou² {bàn dǎo}

peninsula

半分 bun³ fan¹ {bàn fēn}

a little bit

半價〔-价〕 bun³ gaa³ {bàn jià}

half price

半徑〔-径〕 bun³ ging³ {bàn jìng}

radius

半個〔-个〕 bun³ go³ {bàn ge}

half of sth

半拱 bun³ gung² {bàn gǒng}

1. semiarch
2. half arch

半夏 bun³ haa⁶ {bàn xià}

Pinellia ternata

半響〔-响〕 bun³ hoeng² {bàn xiǎng}

1. half the day
2. a long time
3. quite a while

半晌 bun³ hoeng² {bàn shǎng}

1. half of the day
2. a long time
3. quite a while

半空 bun³ hung¹ {bàn kōng}

midair

半音 bun³ jam¹ {bàn yīn}

semitone

半夜 bun³ je⁶ {bàn yè}

1. midnight
2. in the middle of the night

半腰 bun³ jiu¹ {bàn yāo}

1. middle
2. halfway

半圓〔-圆〕 bun³ jyun⁴ {bàn yuán}

semicircle

半月 bun³ jyut⁶ {bàn yuè}

1. half-moon
2. fortnight

半球 bun³ kau⁴ {bàn qiú}

hemisphere

半旗 bun³ kei⁴ {bàn qí}

1. half-mast
2. half-staff

半拉 bun³ laai¹ {bàn lǎ}

half

半路 bun³ lou⁶ {bàn lù}

1. halfway
2. midway
3. on the way

半年 bun³ nin⁴ {bàn nián}

half a year

半票 bun³ piu³ {bàn piào}

1. half-price ticket
2. half fare

半生 bun³ sang¹ {bàn shēng}

half a lifetime

半死 bun³ sei² {bàn sǐ}

1. half dead (of torment, hunger, tiredness etc)
2. (tired) to death
3. (terrified) out of one's wits
4. (beaten) to within an inch of one's life
5. (knock) the daylights out of sb

半數〔-数〕 bun³ sou³ {bàn shù}

1. half the number
2. half

半天 bun³ tin¹ {bàn tiān}

1. half of the day
2. a long time
3. quite a while
4. midair
5. CL: 個

半托 bun³ tok³ {bàn tuō}

day care

半途 bun³ tou⁴ {bàn tú}

1. halfway
2. midway

半職〔-职〕 bun³ zik¹ {bàn zhí}

part-time work

半截 bun³ zit⁶ {bàn jié}

1. half (of sth)
2. halfway through

半載〔-载〕 bun³ zoi² {bàn zài}

half load

半載〔-载〕 bun³ zoi² {bàn zǎi}

half a year

半軸〔-轴〕 bun³ zuk⁶ {bàn zhóu}

1. semi-axis
2. half axle

半肥瘦 bun³ fei⁴ sau³ {bàn féi shòu}

not too fat or lean (meat)

半個鐘〔-个钟〕 bun³ go³ zung¹ {bàn ge zhōng}

Half an hour

半鹹淡〔-咸-〕 bun³ haam⁴ taam⁵ {bàn xián dàn}

describes the situation where a person is speaking a language inaccurately which is not his/her mother tongue

半勒卡 bun³ lak⁶ kaa¹ {bàn lēi kǎ}

halfway; somewhere in between

半生熟 bun³ saang¹ suk⁶ {bàn shēng shóu}

half cooked

半世人 bun³ sai³ jan⁴ {bàn shì rén}

Half of a lifetime

半天吊 bun³ tin¹ diu³ {bàn tiān diào}

(adjective) hanging in midair; suspended up high; (slang) at an impasse

半唐番 bun³ tong⁴ faan¹ {bàn táng fān}

(noun) a mixed-race person (half Chinese, half foreign) person; something that combines Chinese and Western elements

半截裙 bun³ zit⁶ kwan⁴ {bàn jié qún}

skirt

半邊天〔-边-〕 bun³ bin¹ tin¹ {bàn biān tiān}

1. half the sky
2. women of the new society
3. womenfolk

半坡村 bun³ bo¹ cyun¹ {bàn pō cūn}

archaeological site near Xi'an

半輩子〔-辈-〕 bun³ bui³ zi² {bàn bèi zi}

half of a lifetime

半翅目 bun³ ci³ muk⁶ {bàn chì mù}

Hemiptera (suborder of order Homoptera, insects including cicadas and aphids)

半長軸〔-长轴〕 bun³ coeng⁴ zuk⁶ {bàn cháng zhóu}

1. semi-axis
2. radius

半吊子 bun³ diu³ zi² {bàn diào zi}

1. dabbler
2. smatterer
3. tactless and impulsive person

半導瓷〔-导-〕 bun³ dou⁶ ci⁴ {bàn dǎo cí}

semi-conducting ceramic (electronics)

半導體〔-导体〕 bun³ dou⁶ tai² {bàn dǎo tǐ}

semiconductor

半復賽〔-复赛〕 bun³ fuk⁶ coi³ {bàn fù sài}

eighth finals

半封建 bun³ fung¹ gin³ {bàn fēng jiàn}

semi-feudal

半跏坐 bun³ gaa¹ zo⁶ {bàn jiā zuò}

sitting with one leg crossed (usu. of Bodhisattva)

半腱肌 bun³ gin³ gei¹ {bàn jiàn jī}

semitendinosus, one of the hamstring muscles in the thigh

半個人〔-个-〕 bun³ go³ jan⁴ {bàn ge rén}

1. (not) a single person
2. (no) one

半官方 bun³ gun¹ fong¹ {bàn guān fāng}

semi-official

半公開〔--开〕 bun³ gung¹ hoi¹ {bàn gōng kāi}

1. semi-overt
2. more or less open

半開化〔-开-〕 bun³ hoi¹ faa³ {bàn kāi huà}

semi-civilized

半開門〔-开门〕 bun³ hoi¹ mun⁴ {bàn kāi mén}

1. half-open door
2. fig. prostitute

半空中 bun³ hung¹ zung¹ {bàn kōng zhōng}

1. in midair
2. in the air

半音程 bun³ jam¹ cing⁴ {bàn yīn chéng}

semitone

半人馬〔--马〕 bun³ jan⁴ maa⁵ {bàn rén mǎ}

centaur (mythology)

半以上 bun³ ji⁵ soeng⁶ {bàn yǐ shàng}

more than half

半乳糖 bun³ jyu⁵ tong⁴ {bàn rǔ táng}

1. galactose (CH2O)6
2. brain sugar

半圓儀〔-圆仪〕 bun³ jyun⁴ ji⁴ {bàn yuán yí}

protractor

半圓形〔-圆-〕 bun³ jyun⁴ jing⁴ {bàn yuán xíng}

semi-circular

半月板 bun³ jyut⁶ baan² {bàn yuè bǎn}

meniscus (anatomy)

半月瓣 bun³ jyut⁶ baan⁶ {bàn yuè bàn}

semilunar valve (anatomy)

半月刊 bun³ jyut⁶ hon² {bàn yuè kān}

1. fortnightly
2. twice a month

半規管〔-规-〕 bun³ kwai¹ gun² {bàn guī guǎn}

semicircular canal

半規則〔-规则〕 bun³ kwai¹ zak¹ {bàn guī zé}

quasi-regular

半決賽〔-决赛〕 bun³ kyut³ coi³ {bàn jué sài}

semifinals

半流體〔--体〕 bun³ lau⁴ tai² {bàn liú tǐ}

semi-fluid

半履帶〔--带〕 bun³ lei⁵ daai² {bàn lǚ dài}

half-track (vehicle with both wheels and caterpillar treads)

半裸體〔--体〕 bun³ lo² tai² {bàn luǒ tǐ}

half-naked

半麻醉 bun³ maa⁴ zeoi³ {bàn má zuì}

1. local anesthetic
2. anesthesia to half the body (as for a C-section birth)

半文盲 bun³ man⁴ maang⁴ {bàn wén máng}

semiliterate

半膜肌 bun³ mok⁶ gei¹ {bàn mó jī}

semimembranosus (anatomy)

半無限〔-无-〕 bun³ mou⁴ haan⁶ {bàn wú xiàn}

semi-infinite

半瓶醋 bun³ peng⁴ cou³ {bàn píng cù}

1. dabbler
2. dilettante who speaks as though he were an expert

半蹼鷸〔--鹬〕 bun³ pok³ wat⁶ {bàn pǔ yù}

(Chinese bird species) Asian dowitcher (Limnodromus semipalmatus)

半山區〔--区〕 bun³ saan¹ keoi¹ {bàn shān qū}

mid-levels (in Hong Kong)

半身像 bun³ san¹ zoeng⁶ {bàn shēn xiàng}

1. half-length photo or portrait
2. bust

半失業〔--业〕 bun³ sat¹ jip⁶ {bàn shī yè}

1. semi-employed
2. partly employed
3. underemployed

半衰期 bun³ seoi¹ kei⁴ {bàn shuāi qī}

half-life

半視野〔-视-〕 bun³ si⁶ je⁵ {bàn shì yě}

half visual field

半成品 bun³ sing⁴ ban² {bàn chéng pǐn}

1. semi-manufactured goods
2. semi-finished articles
3. semi-finished products

半小時〔--时〕 bun³ siu² si⁴ {bàn xiǎo shí}

half hour

半熟練〔--练〕 bun³ suk⁶ lin⁶ {bàn shú liàn}

semi-skilled

半透明 bun³ tau³ ming⁴ {bàn tòu míng}

1. translucent
2. semitransparent

半條命〔-条-〕 bun³ tiu⁴ meng⁶ {bàn tiáo mìng}

1. half a life
2. only half alive
3. barely alive
4. (scared, beaten etc) half to death

半桶水 bun³ tung² seoi² {bàn tǒng shuǐ}

1. (coll.) (of one's skills, knowledge etc) limited
2. superficial
3. half-baked
4. sb with a smattering of knowledge (of sth)
5. dabbler

半脫產〔-脱产〕 bun³ tyut³ caan² {bàn tuō chǎn}

1. partly released from productive labor
2. partly released from one's regular work

半自動〔--动〕 bun³ zi⁶ dung⁶ {bàn zì dòng}

semi-automatic

半截衫 bun³ zit⁶ saam¹ {bàn jié shān}

upper jacket

半中腰 bun³ zung¹ jiu¹ {bàn zhōng yāo}

1. middle
2. halfway

半島酒店〔-岛--〕 bun³ dou² zau² dim³ {bàn dǎo jiǔ diàn}

The Peninsula Hong Kong, a hotel in Hong Kong

半斤八両〔---两〕 bun³ gan¹ baat³ loeng⁵ {bàn jīn bā liǎng}

1. equality 2. getting fair returns on efforts put in (old slang)

半鹹半淡 bun³ haam⁴ bun³ taam⁵ {bàn jiǎn bàn dàn}

lit. in between salty and tasteless, meaning one has not mastered a set of skills or language

半吞半吐 bun³ tan¹ bun³ tou³ {bàn tūn bàn tǔ}

mutter and mumble; indirectly spoken

半條人命〔-条--〕 bun³ tiu⁴ jan⁴ meng⁶ {bàn tiáo rén mìng}

lit. half a life, meaning one who worked flat out at work, and have exhausted half of one's life or energy

半途而廢〔---废〕 bun³ tou⁴ ji⁴ fai³ {bàntú'érfèi}

(verb) Drop out in half way

半壁江山 bun³ bik¹ gong¹ saan¹ {bàn bì jiāng shān}

1. half of the country (esp. when half the country has fallen into enemy hands)
2. vast swathe of territory

半表半裡〔---里〕 bun³ biu² bun³ leoi⁵ {bàn biǎo bàn lǐ}

1. half outside, half inside
2. half interior, half exterior

半坡遺址〔--遗-〕 bun³ bo¹ wai⁴ zi² {Bàn pō yí zhǐ}

Banpo neolithic Yangshao culture archaeological site east of Xi'an 西安

半半拉拉 bun³ bun³ laai¹ laai¹ {bàn bàn lā lā}

1. incomplete
2. unfinished

半間不界〔-间--〕 bun³ gaan¹ bat¹ gaai³ {bàn gān bù gà}

1. shallow
2. not thorough
3. superficial

半斤八兩〔---两〕 bun³ gan¹ baat³ loeng⁵ {bàn jīn bā liǎng}

1. not much to choose between the two
2. tweedledum and tweedledee

半工半讀〔---读〕 bun³ gung¹ bun³ duk⁶ {bàn gōng bàn dú}

1. part work, part study
2. work-study program

半胱氨酸 bun³ gwong¹ on¹ syun¹ {bàn guāng ān suān}

1. cysteine (Cys), an amino acid
2. mercaptoethyl amine

半開半關〔-开-关〕 bun³ hoi¹ bun³ gwaan¹ {bàn kāi bàn guān}

half-open, half closed

半人馬座〔--马-〕 bun³ jan⁴ maa⁵ zo⁶ {Bàn rén mǎ zuò}

Centaurus (constellation)

半日工作 bun³ jat⁶ gung¹ zok³ {bàn rì gōng zuò}

part-time work in which one works each day for a half-day, typically a morning or an afternoon

半夜三更 bun³ je⁶ saam¹ gaang¹ {bàn yè sān gēng}

1. in the depth of night
2. late at night

半勞動力〔-劳动-〕 bun³ lou⁴ dung⁶ lik⁶ {bàn láo dòng lì}

1. one able to do light manual labor only
2. semi-able-bodied or part time (farm) worker

半老徐娘 bun³ lou⁵ ceoi⁴ noeng⁴ {bàn lǎo Xú niáng}

1. middle-aged but still attractive woman
2. lady of a certain age

半路出家 bun³ lou⁶ ceot¹ gaa¹ {bàn lù chū jiā}

switch to a job one was not trained for

半明不滅〔---灭〕 bun³ ming⁴ bat¹ mit⁶ {bàn míng bù miè}

dull (lamplight)

半排出期 bun³ paai⁴ ceot¹ kei⁴ {bàn pái chū qī}

half-life

半生不熟 bun³ saang¹ bat¹ suk⁶ {bàn shēng bù shóu}

1. underripe
2. half-cooked
3. (fig.) not mastered (of a technique)
4. clumsy
5. halting

半身不遂 bun³ san¹ bat¹ seoi⁶ {bàn shēn bù suì}

1. paralysis of one side of the body
2. hemiplegia

半信半疑 bun³ seon³ bun³ ji⁴ {bàn xìn bàn yí}

half-believe, half-doubt

半數以上〔-数--〕 bun³ sou³ ji⁵ soeng⁶ {bàn shù yǐ shàng}

more than half

半推半就 bun³ teoi¹ bun³ zau⁶ {bàn tuī bàn jiù}

half willing and half unwilling (idiom); to yield after making a show of resistance

半糖夫妻 bun³ tong⁴ fu¹ cai¹ {bàn táng fū qī}

1. weekend spouse
2. relationship involving a sugar-daddy

半途而廢〔---废〕 bun³ tou⁴ ji⁴ fai³ {bàn tú ér fèi}

to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished

半通不通 bun³ tung¹ bat¹ tung¹ {bàn tōng bù tōng}

to not fully understand (idiom)

半真半假 bun³ zan¹ bun³ gaa² {bàn zhēn bàn jiǎ}

(idiom) half true and half false

半自耕農〔---农〕 bun³ zi⁶ gaang¹ nung⁴ {bàn zì gēng nóng}

1. semi-tenant peasant
2. semi-owner peasant

半殖民地 bun³ zik⁶ man⁴ dei⁶ {bàn zhí mín dì}

semi-colonial

半夜食黃瓜〔---黄-〕 bun³ je⁶ sik⁶ wong⁴ gwaa¹ {bàn yè shí huáng gua}

eating a cucumber in midnight, which means not knowing where is the start and end

半保留複製〔---复制〕 bun³ bou² lau⁴ fuk¹ zai³ {bàn bǎo liú fù zhì}

semiconservative replication

半島電視台〔-岛电视-〕 bun³ dou² din⁶ si⁶ toi⁴ {Bàn dǎo Diàn shì tái}

Al Jazeera (Arabic news network)

半日制學校〔---学-〕 bun³ jat⁶ zai³ hok⁶ haau⁶ {bàn rì zhì xué xiào}

half-day (or double-shift) school

半乳糖血症 bun³ jyu⁵ tong⁴ hyut³ zing³ {bàn rǔ táng xuè zhèng}

galactosemia

半島國際學校〔-岛国际学-〕 bun³ dou² gwok³ zai³ hok⁶ haau⁶ {Bàn dǎo Guó jì Xué xiào}

International School of the Penninsula

半導體超點陣〔-导体-点阵〕 bun³ dou⁶ tai² ciu¹ dim² zan⁶ {bàn dǎo tǐ chāo diǎn zhèn}

semiconductor superlattice

半導體探測器〔-导体-测-〕 bun³ dou⁶ tai² taam³ caak¹ hei³ {bàn dǎo tǐ tàn cè qì}

semiconductor detector

半瓶水響叮噹〔---响-当〕 bun³ ping⁴ seoi² hoeng² ding¹ dong¹ {bàn píng shuǐ xiǎng dīng dāng}

1. lit. if you tap a half-empty bottle it makes a sound (idiom)
2. fig. empty vessels make the most noise
3. one who has a little knowledge likes to show off, but one who is truly knowledgeable is modest

半島和東方航海〔-岛-东---〕 bun³ dou² wo⁴ dung¹ fong¹ hong⁴ hoi² {Bàn dǎo hé dōng fāng háng hǎi}

1. P&O
2. Peninsula and Oriental shipping company

半封建半殖民地 bun³ fung¹ gin³ bun³ zik⁶ man⁴ dei⁶ {bàn fēng jiàn bàn zhí mín dì}

semi-feudal and semi-colonial (the official Marxist description of China in the late Qing and under the Guomindang)