- 大半生 dàbànshēng most of one's lifeThe majority of one's lifetime; the greater part of one's life
- 半生不熟 bànshēngbùshú half-cookedhalf-cooked or underripe; not fully cooked or not yet ripe
- 半生半熟 bànshēngbànshú half-cookedhalf-cooked and half-raw; undercooked food; also used to describe a lack of skill or an acquaintance that is not close
- 下半生 xiàbànshēng rest of one's lifethe second half of one's life
- 半生期 bànshēngqī half-lifethe time taken for the radioactivity of a specified isotope to fall to half its original value
- 半生缘 bànshēngyuán Half a Lifelong Romanceclassic novel by Eileen Chang, set in 1930s Shanghai, depicting the tragic love story between Shen Shijun and Gu Manzhen
- 后半生 hòubànshēng the rest of one's lifethe second or latter half of one's life
- 前半生 qiánbànshēng first half of one's lifethe first half of one's life; one's earlier years
