1 half

1 half

2 semi-

3 incomplete

4 (after a number) and a half

1 midnight

2 in the middle of the night

1 to lose

1 to be defeated

2 to lose

3 to fail (e.g. experiments)

4 failure

5 defeat

6 classifier: 次 cì

1 a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom)

1 lit. a full bottle makes no sound; a half-filled bottle sloshes (idiom)

2 fig. empty vessels make the most noise

1 lit. to know one and understand half (idiom); a smattering of knowledge

2 dilettante

3 amateur

1 lit. one scale and half a claw (idiom); only odd bits and pieces

1 half the work, twice the effect (idiom); the right approach saves effort and leads to better results

2 a stitch in time saves nine