半真半假
bàn zhēn bàn jiǎ
Pinyin

Definition

半真半假
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bàn zhēn bàn jiǎ
  1. (idiom) half true and half false

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

半
bàn
  1. 1 half
  2. 2 semi-
  3. 3 incomplete
  4. 4 (after a number) and a half
放假
fàng jià
  1. 1 to have a holiday or vacation
真
zhēn
  1. 1 really
  2. 2 truly
  3. 3 indeed
  4. 4 real
  5. 5 true
  6. 6 genuine
真心
zhēn xīn
  1. 1 sincere
  2. 2 heartfelt
  3. 3 CL:片[piàn]
真正
zhēn zhèng
  1. 1 genuine
  2. 2 real
  3. 3 true
  4. 4 genuinely
一半
yī bàn
  1. 1 half
三更半夜
sān gēng bàn yè
  1. 1 in the depth of the night
  2. 2 very late at night
下半年
xià bàn nián
  1. 1 second half of the year
休假
xiū jià
  1. 1 to take a vacation
  2. 2 to go on holiday
假
gēi
  1. 1 see 假掰[gēi bāi]
假如
jiǎ rú
  1. 1 if
假日
jià rì
  1. 1 holiday
  2. 2 non-working day
假期
jià qī
  1. 1 vacation
假装
jiǎ zhuāng
  1. 1 to feign
  2. 2 to pretend
半场
bàn chǎng
  1. 1 half of a game or contest
  2. 2 half-court
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]
半死
bàn sǐ
  1. 1 half dead (of torment, hunger, tiredness etc)
  2. 2 (tired) to death
  3. 3 (terrified) out of one's wits
  4. 4 (beaten) to within an inch of one's life
  5. 5 (knock) the daylights out of sb
半路
bàn lù
  1. 1 halfway
  2. 2 midway
  3. 3 on the way
多半
duō bàn
  1. 1 most
  2. 2 mostly
  3. 3 most likely

Idioms (20)

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
不假思索
bù jiǎ sī suǒ
  1. 1 to act without taking time to think (idiom); to react instantly
  2. 2 to fire from the hip
不问就听不到假话
bù wèn jiù tīng bù dào jiǎ huà
  1. 1 Don't ask and you won't be told any lies. (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
假公济私
jiǎ gōng jì sī
  1. 1 official authority used for private interests (idiom); to attain private ends by abusing public position
假途灭虢
jiǎ tú miè Guó
  1. 1 lit. a short-cut to crush Guo (idiom); fig. to connive with sb to damage a third party, then turn on the partner
假道伐虢
jiǎ dào fá Guó
  1. 1 to obtain safe passage to conquer the State of Guo
  2. 2 to borrow the resources of an ally to attack a common enemy (idiom)
千真万确
qiān zhēn wàn què
  1. 1 absolutely true (idiom)
  2. 2 manifold
  3. 3 true from many points of view
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)
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)
弄假成真
nòng jiǎ chéng zhēn
  1. 1 pretense that turns into reality (idiom); to play at make-believe, but accidentally make it true
弄虚作假
nòng xū zuò jiǎ
  1. 1 to practice fraud (idiom); by trickery
患难见真情
huàn nàn jiàn zhēn qíng
  1. 1 true sentiments are seen in hard times (idiom)
  2. 2 you see who your true friends are when you go through tough times together
  3. 3 you see who your true friends are when you are in difficulties
深更半夜
shēn gēng bàn yè
  1. 1 in the dead of night (idiom)

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