减半 減半
减半 減半 jiǎn bàn ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄅㄢˋ gaam2 bun3
- to reduce by half
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减 減
- 削减 削減 xuē jiǎn ㄒㄩㄝ ㄐㄧㄢˇ soek3 gaam2 to cut down
- 减免 減免 jiǎn miǎn ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄇㄧㄢˇ gaam2 min5 to reduce or waive (taxes, punishment, rent, tuition etc)
- 减压 減壓 jiǎn yā ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄧㄚ gaam2 aat3 to reduce pressure
- 减少 減少 jiǎn shǎo ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄠˇ gaam2 siu2 to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower
- 减弱 減弱 jiǎn ruò ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄖㄨㄛˋ gaam2 joek6 to weaken; to diminish
Show 15 more words with 减 減
- 减肥 減肥 jiǎn féi ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄈㄟˊ gaam2 fei4 to lose weight
- 减轻 減輕 jiǎn qīng ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄑㄧㄥ gaam2 heng1 to lighten
- 减速 減速 jiǎn sù ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄙㄨˋ gaam2 cuk1 to reduce speed; to slow down
- 衰减 衰減 shuāi jiǎn ㄕㄨㄞ ㄐㄧㄢˇ seoi1 gaam2 to weaken
- 裁减 裁減 cái jiǎn ㄘㄞˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ coi4 gaam2 to reduce
- 删减 刪減 shān jiǎn ㄕㄢ ㄐㄧㄢˇ saan1 gaam2 to abridge (a text)
- 增减 增減 zēng jiǎn ㄗㄥ ㄐㄧㄢˇ zang1 gaam2 to add or subtract
- 宽减 寬減 kuān jiǎn ㄎㄨㄢ ㄐㄧㄢˇ fun1 gaam2 tax relief
- 平减 平減 píng jiǎn ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ping4 gaam2 to deflate
- 抵减 抵減 dǐ jiǎn ㄉㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄢˇ dai2 gaam2 to claim a credit against
- 减低 減低 jiǎn dī ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄉㄧ gaam2 dai1 to lower
- 减俸 減俸 jiǎn fèng ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄈㄥˋ gaam2 fung2 to lower salary
- 减价 減價 jiǎn jià ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄚˋ gaam2 gaa3 to cut prices
- 减分 減分 jiǎn fēn ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄈㄣ gaam2 fan1 to deduct points; to lose points
- 减刑 減刑 jiǎn xíng ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ gaam2 jing4 to reduce penalty
半
- 一半 yī bàn ㄧ ㄅㄢˋ jat1 bun3 half
- 半场 半場 bàn chǎng ㄅㄢˋ ㄔㄤˇ bun3 coeng4 half of a game or contest
- 半夜 bàn yè ㄅㄢˋ ㄧㄝˋ bun3 je6 midnight
- 半天 bàn tiān ㄅㄢˋ ㄊㄧㄢ bun3 tin1 half of the day
- 半岛 半島 bàn dǎo ㄅㄢˋ ㄉㄠˇ bun3 dou2 peninsula
Show 15 more words with 半
- 半年 bàn nián ㄅㄢˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ bun3 nin4 half a year
- 半数 半數 bàn shù ㄅㄢˋ ㄕㄨˋ bun3 sou3 half the number; half
- 半路 bàn lù ㄅㄢˋ ㄌㄨˋ bun3 lou6 halfway
- 多半 duō bàn ㄉㄨㄛ ㄅㄢˋ do1 bun3 most
- 大半 dà bàn ㄉㄚˋ ㄅㄢˋ daai6 bun3 more than half
- 过半 過半 guò bàn ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄢˋ gwo3 bun3 over fifty percent
- 半导体 半導體 bàn dǎo tǐ ㄅㄢˋ ㄉㄠˇ ㄊㄧˇ bun3 dou6 tai2 semiconductor
- 半决赛 半決賽 bàn jué sài ㄅㄢˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄙㄞˋ bun3 kyut3 coi3 semifinals
- 半边天 半邊天 bàn biān tiān ㄅㄢˋ ㄅㄧㄢ ㄊㄧㄢ bun3 bin1 tin1 half the sky
- 半信半疑 bàn xìn bàn yí ㄅㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄅㄢˋ ㄧˊ bun3 seon3 bun3 ji4 (idiom) half believing, half doubting; not quite convinced; skeptical
- 半真半假 bàn zhēn bàn jiǎ ㄅㄢˋ ㄓㄣ ㄅㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ bun3 zan1 bun3 gaa2 (idiom) half true and half false
- 半途而废 半途而廢 bàn tú ér fèi ㄅㄢˋ ㄊㄨˊ ㄦˊ ㄈㄟˋ bun3 tou4 ji4 fai3 to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished
- 上半 shàng bàn ㄕㄤˋ ㄅㄢˋ soeng6 bun3 first half
- 下半 xià bàn ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄅㄢˋ haa6 bun3 second half
- 半个 半個 bàn ge ㄅㄢˋ ˙ㄍㄜ bun3 go3 half of sth
Idioms with these characters
- 加减乘除 加減乘除 jiā jiǎn chéng chú ㄐㄧㄚ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄔㄨˊ gaa1 gaam2 sing4 ceoi4 (idiom) addition, subtraction, multiplication and division: the four basic operations of arithmetic
- 偷工减料 偷工減料 tōu gōng jiǎn liào ㄊㄡ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄌㄧㄠˋ tau1 gung1 gaam2 liu2 to skimp on the job and stint on materials (idiom)
- 有增无减 有增無減 yǒu zēng wú jiǎn ㄧㄡˇ ㄗㄥ ㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ jau5 zang1 mou4 gaam2 to increase without letup
- 半路出家 bàn lù chū jiā ㄅㄢˋ ㄌㄨˋ ㄔㄨ ㄐㄧㄚ bun3 lou6 ceot1 gaa1 lit. to enter monastic life at a mature age (idiom)
- 半通不通 bàn tōng bù tōng ㄅㄢˋ ㄊㄨㄥ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥ bun3 tung1 bat1 tung1 to not fully understand (idiom)
- 半途而废 半途而廢 bàn tú ér fèi ㄅㄢˋ ㄊㄨˊ ㄦˊ ㄈㄟˋ bun3 tou4 ji4 fai3 to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished
Show 7 more idioms with 半
- 半推半就 bàn tuī bàn jiù ㄅㄢˋ ㄊㄨㄟ ㄅㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ bun3 teoi1 bun3 zau6 half willing and half unwilling (idiom); to yield after making a show of resistance
- 半信半疑 bàn xìn bàn yí ㄅㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄅㄢˋ ㄧˊ bun3 seon3 bun3 ji4 (idiom) half believing, half doubting; not quite convinced; skeptical
- 半真半假 bàn zhēn bàn jiǎ ㄅㄢˋ ㄓㄣ ㄅㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ bun3 zan1 bun3 gaa2 (idiom) half true and half false
- 黑天半夜 hēi tiān bàn yè ㄏㄟ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄅㄢˋ ㄧㄝˋ hak1 tin1 bun3 je6 (idiom) in the middle of the night
- 毁誉参半 毀譽參半 huǐ yù cān bàn ㄏㄨㄟˇ ㄩˋ ㄘㄢ ㄅㄢˋ wai2 jyu6 caam1 bun3 (idiom) to receive both praise and criticism; to get mixed reviews
- 三更半夜 sān gēng bàn yè ㄙㄢ ㄍㄥ ㄅㄢˋ ㄧㄝˋ saam1 gaang1 bun3 je6 (idiom) in the depth of the night; very late at night
- 深更半夜 shēn gēng bàn yè ㄕㄣ ㄍㄥ ㄅㄢˋ ㄧㄝˋ sam1 gang1 bun3 je6 in the dead of night (idiom)
Example sentences
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自从 自從 我 在 我 的 房子 上装 上裝 了 太阳能电池 太陽能電池 板 ， 我 的 电 電 费 費 单 單 就 减半 減半 了 。
Since I installed solar panels on my house, my energy bill has been cut in half.
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