下半年
xià bàn nián
Pinyin

Definition

下半年
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xià bàn nián
  1. second half of the year

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

一下
yī xià
  1. 1 (used after a verb) give it a go
  2. 2 to do (sth for a bit to give it a try)
  3. 3 one time
  4. 4 once
  5. 5 in a while
  6. 6 all of a sudden
  7. 7 all at once
下
xià
  1. 1 down
  2. 2 downwards
  3. 3 below
  4. 4 lower
  5. 5 later
  6. 6 next (week etc)
  7. 7 second (of two parts)
  8. 8 to decline
  9. 9 to go down
  10. 10 to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc)
  11. 11 measure word to show the frequency of an action
下载
xià zǎi
  1. 1 to download
  2. 2 also pr. [xià zài]
今年
jīn nián
  1. 1 this year
天下
tiān xià
  1. 1 land under heaven
  2. 2 the whole world
  3. 3 the whole of China
  4. 4 realm
  5. 5 rule

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

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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