lit. Cheng Yaojin ambushes the enemy (saying); fig. sb shows up unexpectedly and disrupts the plan; sb whose presence is regarded as irksome
半裸体半裸體ban4 luo3 ti3
half-naked
半履带半履帶ban4 lv3 dai4
half-track (vehicle with both wheels and caterpillar treads)
半麻醉半麻醉ban4 ma2 zui4
local anesthetic; anesthesia to half the body (as for a C-section birth)
半梦半醒半夢半醒ban4 meng4 ban4 xing3
half-awake; half-asleep
半明不灭半明不滅ban4 ming2 bu4 mie4
dull (lamplight)
半膜肌半膜肌ban4 mo2 ji1
semimembranosus (anatomy)
半年半年ban4 nian2
half a year
半排出期半排出期ban4 pai2 chu1 qi1
half-life
半票半票ban4 piao4
half-price ticket; half fare
半瓶醋半瓶醋ban4 ping2 cu4
dabbler; dilettante who speaks as though he were an expert
半瓶水响叮当半瓶水響叮噹ban4 ping2 shui3 xiang3 ding1 dang1
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
半瓶子醋半瓶子醋ban4 ping2 zi5 cu4
see 半瓶醋
半坡半坡ban4 po1
Banpo neolithic Yangshao culture archaeological site east of Xi'an 西安
半坡村半坡村ban4 po1 cun1
archaeological site near Xi'an
半坡遗址半坡遺址ban4 po1 yi2 zhi3
Banpo neolithic Yangshao culture archaeological site east of Xi'an 西安
半蹼鹬半蹼鷸ban4 pu3 yu4
(bird species of China) Asian dowitcher (Limnodromus semipalmatus)
半旗半旗ban4 qi2
half-mast; half-staff
半桥半橋ban4 qiao2
half bridge (electronics)
半球半球ban4 qiu2
hemisphere
半人马半人馬ban4 ren2 ma3
centaur (mythology)
半人马座半人馬座ban4 ren2 ma3 zuo4
Centaurus (constellation)
半日工作半日工作ban4 ri4 gong1 zuo4
part-time work in which one works each day for a half-day, typically a morning or an afternoon
半日制学校半日制學校ban4 ri4 zhi4 xue2 xiao4
half-day (or double-shift) school
半乳糖半乳糖ban4 ru3 tang2
galactose (CH2O)6; brain sugar
半乳糖血症半乳糖血症ban4 ru3 tang2 xue4 zheng4
galactosemia
半山区半山區ban4 shan1 qu1
mid-levels (in Hong Kong)
半晌半晌ban4 shang3
half of the day; a long time; quite a while
半身不遂半身不遂ban4 shen1 bu4 sui4
paralysis of one side of the body; hemiplegia
半身像半身像ban4 shen1 xiang4
half-length photo or portrait; bust
半生半生ban4 sheng1
half a lifetime
半生不熟半生不熟ban4 sheng1 bu4 shou2
underripe; half-cooked; (fig.) not mastered (of a technique); clumsy; halting
半失业半失業ban4 shi1 ye4
semi-employed; partly employed; underemployed
半视野半視野ban4 shi4 ye3
half visual field
半熟练半熟練ban4 shu2 lian4
semi-skilled
半数半數ban4 shu4
half the number; half
半数以上半數以上ban4 shu4 yi3 shang4
more than half
半衰期半衰期ban4 shuai1 qi1
half-life
半死半死ban4 si3
half dead (of torment, hunger, tiredness etc); (tired) to death; (terrified) out of one's wits; (beaten) to within an inch of one's life; (knock) the daylights out of sb
半糖夫妻半糖夫妻ban4 tang2 fu1 qi1
weekend spouse; relationship involving a sugar-daddy
半天半天ban4 tian1
half of the day; a long time; quite a while; midair
半条命半條命ban4 tiao2 ming4
half a life; only half alive; barely alive; (scared, beaten etc) half to death
半通不通半通不通ban4 tong1 bu4 tong1
to not fully understand (idiom)
半桶水半桶水ban4 tong3 shui3
(coll.) (of one's skills, knowledge etc) limited; superficial; half-baked; sb with a smattering of knowledge (of sth); dabbler
半透明半透明ban4 tou4 ming2
translucent; semitransparent
半途半途ban4 tu2
halfway; midway
半途而废半途而廢ban4 tu2 er2 fei4
to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished
半推半就半推半就ban4 tui1 ban4 jiu4
half willing and half unwilling (idiom); to yield after making a show of resistance
半托半托ban4 tuo1
day care
半脱产半脫產ban4 tuo1 chan3
partly released from productive labor; partly released from one's regular work
半文盲半文盲ban4 wen2 mang2
semiliterate
半无限半無限ban4 wu2 xian4
semi-infinite
半夏半夏ban4 xia4
Pinellia ternata
半响半響ban4 xiang3
half the day; a long time; quite a while
半小时半小時ban4 xiao3 shi2
half hour
半信半疑半信半疑ban4 xin4 ban4 yi2
half doubting; dubious; skeptical
半腰半腰ban4 yao1
middle; halfway
半夜半夜ban4 ye4
midnight; in the middle of the night
半夜三更半夜三更ban4 ye4 san1 geng1
in the depth of night; late at night
半以上半以上ban4 yi3 shang4
more than half
半音半音ban4 yin1
semitone
半音程半音程ban4 yin1 cheng2
semitone
半圆半圓ban4 yuan2
semicircle
半圆形半圓形ban4 yuan2 xing2
semi-circular
半圆仪半圓儀ban4 yuan2 yi2
protractor
半月半月ban4 yue4
half-moon; fortnight
半月板半月板ban4 yue4 ban3
meniscus (anatomy)
半月瓣半月瓣ban4 yue4 ban4
semilunar valve (anatomy)
半月刊半月刊ban4 yue4 kan1
fortnightly; twice a month
半载半載ban4 zai3
half a year
半载半載ban4 zai4
half load
半真半假半真半假ban4 zhen1 ban4 jia3
(idiom) half true and half false
半职半職ban4 zhi2
part-time work
半殖民地半殖民地ban4 zhi2 min2 di4
semi-colonial
半中腰半中腰ban4 zhong1 yao1
middle; halfway
半轴半軸ban4 zhou2
semi-axis; half axle
半自动半自動ban4 zi4 dong4
semi-automatic
半自耕农半自耕農ban4 zi4 geng1 nong2
semi-tenant peasant; semi-owner peasant
北半球北半球bei3 ban4 qiu2
Northern Hemisphere
参半參半can1 ban4
half; half and half; both ... and ...; just as much ... as ...; equally
朝鲜半岛朝鮮半島chao2 xian3 ban4 dao3
Korean Peninsula
大半大半da4 ban4
more than half; greater part; most; probably; most likely
大半夜大半夜da4 ban4 ye4
the middle of the night
东半球東半球dong1 ban4 qiu2
the Eastern Hemisphere; the Old World
东西半球東西半球dong1 xi1 ban4 qiu2
East and West hemispheres
对半對半dui4 ban4
half-and-half; 50-50; to double
多半多半duo1 ban4
most; mostly; most likely
罚半蹲罰半蹲fa2 ban4 dun1
to punish a student by having him stand in a half-squatting position with arms extended forward
When the girl smiles, the matchmaker's job is half done. (idiom)
深更半夜深更半夜shen1 geng1 ban4 ye4
in the dead of night (idiom)
事半功倍事半功倍shi4 ban4 gong1 bei4
half the work, twice the effect (idiom); the right approach saves effort and leads to better results; a stitch in time saves nine
事倍功半事倍功半shi4 bei4 gong1 ban4
twice the effort for half the result
太半太半tai4 ban4
more than half; a majority; most; mostly
泰半泰半tai4 ban4
more than half; a majority; most; mostly
特许半导体特許半導體te4 xu3 ban4 dao3 ti3
Chartered Semiconductor
头半天頭半天tou2 ban4 tian1
morning; first half of the day
头半天儿頭半天兒tou2 ban4 tian1 er5
erhua variant of 頭半天|头半天
晚半天儿晚半天兒wan3 ban5 tian1 er5
late afternoon
西半球西半球xi1 ban4 qiu2
Western Hemisphere
西奈半岛西奈半島xi1 nai4 ban4 dao3
Sinai Peninsula
喜忧参半喜憂參半xi3 you1 can1 ban4
to have mixed feelings (about sth)
下半下半xia4 ban4
second half
下半年下半年xia4 ban4 nian2
second half of the year
下半身下半身xia4 ban4 shen1
lower half of one's body
下半天下半天xia4 ban4 tian1
afternoon
行百里者半九十行百里者半九十xing2 bai3 li3 zhe3 ban4 jiu3 shi2
lit. ninety li is merely a half of a hundred li journey (idiom); fig. the closer one is to completing a task, the tougher it gets; a task is not done until it's done
徐娘半老徐娘半老xu2 niang2 ban4 lao3
middle-aged but still attractive woman; lady of a certain age
夜半夜半ye4 ban4
midnight
一半一半yi1 ban4
half
一半天一半天yi1 ban4 tian1
in a day or two; soon
伊比利亚半岛伊比利亞半島yi1 bi3 li4 ya4 ban4 dao3
Iberian Peninsula
一鳞半爪一鱗半爪yi1 lin2 ban4 zhua3
lit. one scale and half a claw (idiom); only odd bits and pieces
一年半一年半yi1 nian2 ban4
a year and a half
一年半载一年半載yi1 nian2 ban4 zai3
about a year
一时半会一時半會yi1 shi2 ban4 hui4
a short time; a little while
一时半会儿一時半會兒yi1 shi2 ban4 hui4 er5
a short time; a little while
一时半刻一時半刻yi1 shi2 ban4 ke4
a short time; a little while
一时半霎一時半霎yi1 shi2 ban4 sha4
a short time; a little while
一时半晌一時半晌yi1 shi2 ban4 shang3
a short time; a little while
一星半点一星半點yi1 xing1 ban4 dian3
just the tiniest bit; a hint of
一知半解一知半解yi1 zhi1 ban4 jie3
lit. to know one and understand half (idiom); a smattering of knowledge; dilettante; amateur
印度支那半岛印度支那半島yin4 du4 zhi1 na4 ban4 dao3
Indochina (old term, esp. colonial period); now written 中南半島|中南半岛
印支半岛印支半島yin4 zhi1 ban4 dao3
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