43 sentences for 半 (bàn — half) — page 2 of 3

21. 给我半个小时。

    gěi wǒ bàn gè xiǎo​shí.

    Give me half an hour.

    Source: OpenSubtitles

22. 远处火光冲天，映红了半边天。

    yuǎn​chù huǒ​guāng chōng​tiān, yìng​hóng le bàn bian tiān.

    In the distance, the fire soared into the sky, turning half of it red.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

23. 他用剪刀把这张纸剪成了两半。

    tā yòng jiǎn​dāo bǎ zhè zhāng zhǐ jiǎn​chéng le liǎng bàn.

    He cut the paper in half with a pair of scissors.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

24. 他在失业半年后，决定重操旧业。

    tā zài shī​yè bàn nián hòu, jué​dìng chóng​cāo​jiù​yè.

    After being unemployed for six months, he decided to return to his old trade.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

25. 警察在事后半小时才赶到现场。

    jǐng​chá zài shì​hòu bàn xiǎo​shí cái gǎn​dào xiàn​chǎng.

    The police didn't arrive at the scene until half an hour after the incident.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

26. 慈禧太后统治了中国近半个世纪。

    Cí Xǐ tài​hòu tǒng​zhì le Zhōng​guó jìn bàn gè shì​jì.

    Empress Dowager Cixi ruled China for nearly half a century.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

27. 他在下半场又为球队打进了一球。

    tā zài xià bàn chǎng yòu wèi qiú​duì dǎ​jìn le yī qiú.

    He scored another goal for the team in the second half.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

28. 党组正在讨论下半年的工作计划。

    dǎng​zǔ zhèng​zài tǎo​lùn xià bàn nián de gōng​zuò jì​huà.

    The Party leadership group is currently discussing the work plan for the second half of the year.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

29. 这威力太大了，会炸掉半个酒店的。

    zhè wēi​lì tài dà le, huì zhà​diào bàn gè jiǔ​diàn de.

    It's too big, it'll take out half the hotel.

    Source: OpenSubtitles

30. 加上路况不好，我们迟到了半小时。

    jiā​shàng lù​kuàng bù hǎo, wǒ​men chí​dào le bàn xiǎo​shí.

    Combined with the poor road conditions, we were half an hour late.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

31. 这部电影的历史跨度长达半个世纪。

    zhè bù diàn​yǐng de lì​shǐ kuà​dù cháng​dá bàn gè shì​jì.

    The historical span of this movie covers half a century.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

32. 半个世界的人都以为他们是英国人。

    bàn gè shì​jiè de rén dōu yǐ​wéi tā​men shì Yīng​guó​rén.

    Half the world thinks they're British.

    Source: OpenSubtitles

33. 这家老牌饭店已经经营了半个多世纪。

    zhè jiā lǎo​pái fàn​diàn yǐ​jīng jīng​yíng le bàn gè duō shì​jì.

    This long-established restaurant has been in business for over half a century.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

34. 我先在沙发上眯一会儿，半小时后叫我。

    wǒ xiān zài shā​fā shàng mī yī​huì​r, bàn xiǎo​shí hòu jiào wǒ.

    I'll take a nap on the sofa first; wake me in half an hour.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

35. 经过半年的调理，她的身体状况渐趋好转。

    jīng​guò bàn nián de tiáo​lǐ, tā de shēn​tǐ zhuàng​kuàng jiàn qū hǎo​zhuǎn.

    After six months of recuperation, her health has gradually improved.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

36. 由于表现优异，他在工作半年后就升级了。

    yóu​yú biǎo​xiàn yōu​yì, tā zài gōng​zuò bàn nián hòu jiù shēng​jí le.

    Due to his excellent performance, he was promoted after six months on the job.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

37. 他攒了半年的工资，终于买了一辆新款摩托。

    tā zǎn le bàn nián de gōng​zī, zhōng​yú mǎi le yī liàng xīn​kuǎn mó​tuō.

    He saved up half a year's salary and finally bought a new motorcycle.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

38. 由于严重的腿伤，他整整卧床半年没法下地。

    yóu​yú yán​zhòng de tuǐ​shāng, tā zhěng​zhěng wò​chuáng bàn nián méi​fǎ xià​dì.

    Due to a severe leg injury, he was bedridden for half a year and couldn't walk.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

39. 远征队在出发前带足了半个月所需的清水。

    yuǎn​zhēng​duì zài chū​fā qián dài zú le bàn gè yuè suǒ xū de qīng​shuǐ.

    The expedition team brought enough fresh water for half a month before setting off.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

40. 莉字的下半部分是一个利，表示这个字的读音。

    lì zì de xià bàn bù​fen shì yī gè Lì, biǎo​shì zhè​ge zì de dú​yīn.

    The lower part of the character '莉' is '利', which indicates its pronunciation.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary