参半 參半
参半 參半 cān bàn ㄘㄢ ㄅㄢˋ caam1 bun3
- half
- half and half
- both ... and ...
- just as much ... as ...
- equally
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参 參
- 参加 參加 cān jiā ㄘㄢ ㄐㄧㄚ caam1 gaa1 to participate
- 参展 參展 cān zhǎn ㄘㄢ ㄓㄢˇ caam1 zin2 to exhibit at or take part in a trade show etc
- 参照 參照 cān zhào ㄘㄢ ㄓㄠˋ caam1 ziu3 to consult a reference
- 参考 參考 cān kǎo ㄘㄢ ㄎㄠˇ caam1 haau2 consultation
- 参与 參與 cān yù ㄘㄢ ㄩˋ caam1 jyu6 to participate (in sth)
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- 参见 參見 cān jiàn ㄘㄢ ㄐㄧㄢˋ caam1 gin3 to refer to
- 参观 參觀 cān guān ㄘㄢ ㄍㄨㄢ caam1 gun1 to visit (a place, e.g. museum or factory); to tour; to look around
- 参谋 參謀 cān móu ㄘㄢ ㄇㄡˊ caam1 mau4 staff officer
- 参赛 參賽 cān sài ㄘㄢ ㄙㄞˋ caam1 coi3 to compete
- 参军 參軍 cān jūn ㄘㄢ ㄐㄩㄣ caam1 gwan1 to join the army
- 丹参 丹參 dān shēn ㄉㄢ ㄕㄣ daan1 sam1 (botany) red sage (Salvia miltiorrhiza)
- 人参 人參 rén shēn ㄖㄣˊ ㄕㄣ jan4 sam1 ginseng
- 传参 傳參 chuán cān ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄘㄢ cyun4 caam1 to pass an argument (computing) (abbr. for 传递参数)
- 内参 內參 nèi cān ㄋㄟˋ ㄘㄢ noi6 caam1 restricted document, available only to certain individuals such as high-ranking Party officials (abbr. for 内部参考)
- 参劾 參劾 cān hé ㄘㄢ ㄏㄜˊ caam1 hat6 to accuse
- 参天 參天 cān tiān ㄘㄢ ㄊㄧㄢ caam1 tin1 (of a tree etc) to reach up to the sky
- 参孙 參孫 Cān sūn ㄘㄢ ㄙㄨㄣ sam1 syun1 Samson, biblical figure in the Book of Judges known for his strength and feats against the Philistines
- 参宿 參宿 Shēn xiù ㄕㄣ ㄒㄧㄡˋ sam1 sau3 Three Stars (Chinese constellation)
- 参差 參差 cēn cī ㄘㄣ ㄘ caam1 ci1 uneven; jagged; snaggletooth; ragged; serrated
- 参悟 參悟 cān wù ㄘㄢ ㄨˋ caam1 ng6 to comprehend (the nature of things etc)
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
Idioms with these characters
- 参差不齐 參差不齊 cēn cī bù qí ㄘㄣ ㄘ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧˊ caam1 ci1 bat1 cai4 (idiom) variable
- 参差错落 參差錯落 cēn cī cuò luò ㄘㄣ ㄘ ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄨㄛˋ caam1 ci1 co3 lok6 uneven and jumbled (idiom); irregular and disorderly
- 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
- 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
- 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)