半年
bàn nián
Pinyin

Definition

半年
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bàn nián
  1. half a year

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

今年
jīn nián
  1. 1 this year
年
Nián
  1. 1 surname Nian
拜年
bài nián
  1. 1 to pay a New Year call
  2. 2 to wish sb a Happy New Year
新年
xīn nián
  1. 1 New Year
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
过年
guò nián
  1. 1 to celebrate the Chinese New Year
龙年
lóng nián
  1. 1 Year of the Dragon (e.g. 2000, 2012, etc)
一半
yī bàn
  1. 1 half
中年
zhōng nián
  1. 1 middle age
来年
lái nián
  1. 1 next year
  2. 2 the coming year
兔年
tù nián
  1. 1 Year of the Rabbit (e.g. 2011)
半
bàn
  1. 1 half
  2. 2 semi-
  3. 3 incomplete
  4. 4 (after a number) and a half
半夜
bàn yè
  1. 1 midnight
  2. 2 in the middle of the night
半天
bàn tiān
  1. 1 half of the day
  2. 2 a long time
  3. 3 quite a while
  4. 4 midair
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
去年
qù nián
  1. 1 last year
大半夜
dà bàn yè
  1. 1 the middle of the night
少年
shào nián
  1. 1 early youth
  2. 2 youngster
  3. 3 (literary) youth
  4. 4 young man
年代
nián dài
  1. 1 a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties)
  2. 2 age
  3. 3 era
  4. 4 period
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
年初
nián chū
  1. 1 beginning of the year
年味
nián wèi
  1. 1 Spring Festival atmosphere
  2. 2 festive ambiance of Chinese New Year
年夜
nián yè
  1. 1 lunar New Year's Eve

Idioms (20)

一年之计在于春
yī nián zhī jì zài yú chūn
  1. 1 the whole year must be planned for in the spring (idiom)
  2. 2 early planning is the key to success
一年被蛇咬十年怕井绳
yī nián bèi shé yǎo shí nián pà jǐng shéng
  1. 1 bitten by a snake in one year, fears the well rope for ten years (idiom); once bitten twice shy
一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳
yī zhāo bèi shé yǎo , shí nián pà jǐng shéng
  1. 1 once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope
  2. 2 once bitten, twice shy (idiom)
一瓶子不响，半瓶子晃荡
yī píng zi bù xiǎng , bàn píng zi huàng dang
  1. 1 lit. a full bottle makes no sound; a half-filled bottle sloshes (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. empty vessels make the most noise
一知半解
yī zhī bàn jiě
  1. 1 lit. to know one and understand half (idiom); a smattering of knowledge
  2. 2 dilettante
  3. 3 amateur
一鳞半爪
yī lín bàn zhuǎ
  1. 1 lit. one scale and half a claw (idiom); only odd bits and pieces
不终天年
bù zhōng tiān nián
  1. 1 to die before one's allotted lifespan has run its course (idiom)
事半功倍
shì bàn gōng bèi
  1. 1 half the work, twice the effect (idiom); the right approach saves effort and leads to better results
  2. 2 a stitch in time saves nine
五百年前是一家
wǔ bǎi nián qián shì yī jiā
  1. 1 five hundred years ago we were the same family (idiom) (said of persons with the same surname)
人寿年丰
rén shòu nián fēng
  1. 1 long-lived people, rich harvests (idiom); stable and affluent society
  2. 2 prosperity
似水年华
sì shuǐ nián huá
  1. 1 fleeting years (idiom)
十年树木，百年树人
shí nián shù mù , bǎi nián shù rén
  1. 1 It takes ten years to nurture a tree, but a hundred years to train a man (idiom). A good education program takes a long time to develop.
半推半就
bàn tuī bàn jiù
  1. 1 half willing and half unwilling (idiom); to yield after making a show of resistance
半瓶水响叮当
bàn píng shuǐ xiǎng dīng dāng
  1. 1 lit. if you tap a half-empty bottle it makes a sound (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. empty vessels make the most noise
  3. 3 one who has a little knowledge likes to show off, but one who is truly knowledgeable is modest
半真半假
bàn zhēn bàn jiǎ
  1. 1 (idiom) half true and half false
半途而废
bàn tú ér fèi
  1. 1 to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished
半通不通
bàn tōng bù tōng
  1. 1 to not fully understand (idiom)
君子报仇，十年不晚
jūn zi bào chóu , shí nián bù wǎn
  1. 1 lit. for a nobleman to take revenge, ten years is not too long (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. revenge is a dish best served cold
好汉不提当年勇
hǎo hàn bù tí dāng nián yǒng
  1. 1 a real man doesn't boast about his past achievements (idiom)
少女露笑脸，婚事半成全
shào nu:3 lù xiào liǎn , hūn shì bàn chéng quán
  1. 1 When the girl smiles, the matchmaker's job is half done. (idiom)

Sample Sentences

是啊！是啊！要不是王主任您一路帮忙，我们哪来的投资机会呢！下半年还要请您多多关照，来！我敬您，敬您的远见卓识，您杯底可不能养金鱼哦！
shì a ！shì a ！yàobùshì Wáng zhǔrèn nín yī lù bāngmáng ，wǒmen nǎ lái de tóuzī jīhuì ne ！xiàbànnián hái yào qǐng nín duōduō guānzhào ，lái ！wǒ jìng nín ，jìng nín de yuǎnjiàn zhuóshí ，nín bēi dǐ kě bù néng yǎng jīnyú ò ！
Yeah! Yeah! If Mr Wang hadn't helped you out along the way, where would our investment opportunities have come from? We're still relying on your help in the second half of this year, come! I'll drink to you, drink to your vision and wisdom. Be sure not to nurse your drink there!
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真是个孝顺的孩子，装修房子要处理的事情很多吧。我两年前只是把一间房间隔成两个小房间，就花了我整整半年的时间。
zhēn shì gè xiàoshùn de háizi ，zhuāngxiū fángzi yào chǔlǐ de shìqing hěn duō ba 。wǒ liǎngnián qián zhǐshì bǎ yī jiān fángjiān gé chéng liǎng gè xiǎo fángjiān ，jiù huā le wǒ zhěngzhěng bàn nián de shíjiān 。
You really are such a good daughter, there's a lot involved in renovating a house. Two years ago I just wanted to divide one room into two smaller rooms and I spent a whole six months on it.
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好的。签半年的月费是800元，办卡手续费是50元。您可以选择每个月付800元或是一次性付清半年费用，有9折优惠。
hǎo de 。qiān bànnián de yuè fèi shì yuán ，bàn kǎ shǒuxù fèi shì yuán 。nín kěyǐ xuǎnzé měigè yuè fù yuán huòshì yīcìxìng fùqīng bànnián fèiyòng ，yǒu shé yōuhuì 。
Ok. The monthly fee for half a year is 800 yuan, and the card handling fee is 50 yuan. You can choose to pay 800 yuan per month or get a 10% off when you pay the half-year fee in a lump sum.
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我先签半年吧。
wǒ xiān qiān bànnián ba 。
I’ll sign up for the half year first.
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我们的健身房可以选择签半年、一年或者两年的合同。签两年的月费最便宜您想签多久呢？
wǒmen de jiànshēnfáng kěyǐ xuǎnzé qiān bànnián 、yī nián huòzhě liǎng nián de hétong 。qiān liǎng nián de yuè fèi zuì piányi nín xiǎng qiān duōjiǔ ne ？
Our gymnasium offers half, one year or two years contract. The monthly fee for a two years contract is the most economical. Which one would you like?
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如果库存积压到后半年就更没人买了，所以现在必须降价。”位于北京中关村的渠道商黄云告诉记者，新款iPhone发售以来，由于销量不理想，库存必然面临较大压力，因此降价清仓是苹果不得不做的。
rúguǒ kùcún jīyā dào hòu bànnián jiù gèng méi rén mǎi le ，suǒyǐ xiànzài bìxū jiàngjià 。”wèiyú Běijīng Zhōngguāncūn de qúdào Shāng huángyún gàosu jìzhě ，xīnkuǎn fāshòu yǐlái ，yóuyú xiāoliàng bù lǐxiǎng ，kùcún bìrán miànlín jiàodà yālì ，yīncǐ jiàngjià qīngcāng shì píngguǒ bùdébù zuò de 。
If the inventory is backlogged into the second half of the year, no one is going to buy them it so it is necessary to cut the price now. Huang Yun, a channel reseller based in Zhongguancun, Beijing, told reporters that since the new iPhone was released, due to unsatisfactory sales, inventory naturally faces greater pressure. Apple has no choice but to cut prices to reduce inventory.
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先注册，然后在线付款就行了。VOGUE是月刊，每月十五日发行，我们可以订半年、一年或两年的。他们还附赠电子杂志。
xiān zhùcè ，ránhòu zàixiàn fùkuǎn jiù xíng le 。VOGUE shì yuèkān ，měiyuè shí wǔrì fāxíng ，wǒmen kěyǐ dìng bàn nián 、yī nián huò liǎng nián de 。tāmen hái fùzèng diànzǐ zázhì 。
First register, and then pay online and that's it. Vogue is a monthly magazine and is published on the fifteenth of every month. We can subscribe for half a year, one year or two years. They also give an e-zine as a bonus.
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上半年的销售额累积起来，已经快完成全年的目标了。
shàngbànnián de xiāoshòu é lěijī qǐlái ，yǐjīng kuài wánchéng quánnián de mùbiāo le 。
The cumulative sales figure over the last 6 months has almost met the target for the entire year.
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老婆，你大半年没开车，快成本本族了。
lǎopó ，nǐ dàbànnián méi kāichē ，kuài chéng běnběnzú le 。
Honey, for most of the year you haven't driven. You soon won't be able to drive.
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老公，报纸上说“以房养老”会在2014年上半年开始试点。我不太明白，“以房养老”是什么意思啊？
lǎogōng ，bàozhǐ shàng shuō “yǐfángyǎnglǎo ”huì zài èrlíngyīsì nián shàngbànnián kāishǐ shìdiǎn 。wǒ bùtài míngbai ，“yǐfángyǎnglǎo ”shì shénme yìsi ā ？
Honey, it says in the newspaper that “using homes to take care of the elderly” will begin trials in the first half of 2014. I don't really understand. What does “using homes to take care of the elderly” mean?
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