半腰 bàn yāo ㄅㄢˋ ㄧㄠ bun3 jiu1
- middle
- halfway
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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
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- 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
腰
- 弯腰 彎腰 wān yāo ㄨㄢ ㄧㄠ waan1 jiu1 to stoop
- 撑腰 撐腰 chēng yāo ㄔㄥ ㄧㄠ caang1 jiu1 to support
- 下腰 xià yāo ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄧㄠ haa6 jiu1 (gymnastics) to do a bridge
- 仗腰 zhàng yāo ㄓㄤˋ ㄧㄠ zoeng6 jiu1 to back sb up
- 前腰 qián yāo ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄠ cin4 jiu1 (soccer) attacking midfield; attacking midfielder role
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- 叉腰 chā yāo ㄔㄚ ㄧㄠ caa1 jiu1 to put one's hands on one's hips
- 哈腰 hā yāo ㄏㄚ ㄧㄠ haa1 jiu1 to bend
- 围腰 圍腰 wéi yāo ㄨㄟˊ ㄧㄠ wai4 jiu1 apron
- 山腰 shān yāo ㄕㄢ ㄧㄠ saan1 jiu1 the mid-slope of a mountain
- 弓腰 gōng yāo ㄍㄨㄥ ㄧㄠ gung1 jiu1 to bow
- 后腰 後腰 hòu yāo ㄏㄡˋ ㄧㄠ hau6 jiu1 lower back
- 懒腰 懶腰 lǎn yāo ㄌㄢˇ ㄧㄠ laan5 jiu1 a stretch (of one's body)
- 扭腰 niǔ yāo ㄋㄧㄡˇ ㄧㄠ nau2 jiu1 to sway one's hips
- 折腰 zhé yāo ㄓㄜˊ ㄧㄠ zit3 jiu1 to bend at the waist; to bow
- 挺腰 tǐng yāo ㄊㄧㄥˇ ㄧㄠ ting5 jiu1 to straighten one's back
- 插腰 chā yāo ㄔㄚ ㄧㄠ caap3 jiu1 variant of 叉腰
- 搭腰 dā yāo ㄉㄚ ㄧㄠ daap3 jiu1 harness pad (on draft animal)
- 拦腰 攔腰 lán yāo ㄌㄢˊ ㄧㄠ laan4 jiu1 (hitting) squarely in the middle
- 书腰 書腰 shū yāo ㄕㄨ ㄧㄠ syu1 jiu1 (Tw) (publishing) belly band (paper sash around a book, outside the dust jacket)
- 束腰 shù yāo ㄕㄨˋ ㄧㄠ cuk1 jiu1 girdle
Idioms with these characters
- 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
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- 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)
- 点头哈腰 點頭哈腰 diǎn tóu hā yāo ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄊㄡˊ ㄏㄚ ㄧㄠ dim2 tau4 haa1 jiu1 to nod one's head and bow (idiom); bowing and scraping
- 腰缠万贯 腰纏萬貫 yāo chán wàn guàn ㄧㄠ ㄔㄢˊ ㄨㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄢˋ jiu1 cin4 maan6 gun3 lit. ten thousand strings of cash in money belt (idiom); carrying lots of money
- 腰金衣紫 yāo jīn yī zǐ ㄧㄠ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄧ ㄗˇ jiu1 gam1 ji1 zi2 golden seal at the waist, purple gown (idiom); in official position