- 上半年 shàngbànnián first half of the yearThe time period from January to June in a year
- 上半时 shàngbànshí first halfthe first half of a sports match or competition
- 上半身 shàngbànshēn upper bodythe upper part of the body
- 上半场 shàngbànchǎng first halfThe first half of a game, match, or performance; (in a sports context) half time
- 上半月 shàngbànyuè first half of the monthThe first half of a month; specifically the period from the 1st to the 15th.
- 上半天 shàngbàntiān morningmorning; the period from dawn until noon
- 上半夜 shàngbànyè time before midnightThe first half of the night, from sunset until midnight.
- 上半叶 shàngbànyè first halfThe first half of a period of time, such as a century or a decade. a decade.
- 上半晌 shàngbànshǎng morning(colloquial) the period of time from sunrise until noon; forenoon
- 上半部分 shàngbànbùfèn upper partthe top half of something; upper part