半个

半個
bànge
half of sth

CEDICT

half (of something); one side (of something)

Wiktionary

整个的一半称为「半个」。

重編國語辭典

Examples

我想买半个蛋糕。

I'd like to buy half a cake.

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汤姆给玛丽半个苹果。

Tom gave Mary half of the apple.

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已经等了半个小时了。

I have already waited for half an hour.

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半个麵包总比没有好。

Half a loaf is better than none.

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汤姆独自吃了半个蛋糕。

Tom ate half the cake by himself.

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Entry Composition

1 半 bàn
  1. half
  2. semi-
  3. incomplete
  4. (after a number) and a half
=2 个 gě used in 自个儿 zìgěr
=2 个 gè
  1. (classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier)
  2. (bound form) individual
=2 个 gè variant of 个 gè

Containing this entry

半个人 bàngerén
  1. (not) a single person
  2. (no) one

Related entries

半边 bànbiān
  1. half of sth
  2. one side of sth
你不能指望他们认不出你的伪装。那个歪半边的一角店胡子是致命漏洞！

You can't seriously expect that they won't recognize you in that disguise. That lopsided, dime store moustache is a dead giveaway!

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