半年 bànnián HSK1 half a year Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 上半年 shàngbànnián first half of the year The time period from January to June in a year下半年 xiàbànnián second half of the year the period of time from July to December within a year大半年 dàbànnián more than half a year More than six months; the greater part of a year