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(yí bàn) - half, one half in Mandarin

bàn

Traditional: 一半

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Translation

half, one half

Word origin

A compound of 一 (yī, one) and 半 (bàn, half), where 半 itself depicts a divided whole. The phrase names one of two equal parts.

Origin
compound
Root
一 (yī, one) + 半 (bàn, half)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 一

Stroke order for 半

Examples

I only ate half of it.

Divide the cake into halves.

Half of the people agreed.

The work is only half finished.

Half of this money is mine.

一半 (yí bàn) means half. It is used to refer to one of two equal portions of something.

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This word is part of lesson 25.