Chinese–EnglishWith examples
一半
yī bàn · yi ban
Same in simplified and traditional Chinese
Meaning
CC-CEDICT- half
In a sentence
2 examples01
汤姆赚的钱只有玛丽的一半。
Tom only earns half as much money as Mary does.
Tatoeba: Chinese by jan_OkulaJu · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.
02
我吃了一半三明治了。
I'm halfway through my sandwich.
Tatoeba: Chinese by slo_oth · English by Amastan · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.
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