半小时
bàn xiǎo shí
Pinyin

Definition

半小时
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bàn xiǎo shí
  1. half hour

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

bàn
  1. 1 half
  2. 2 semi-
  3. 3 incomplete
  4. 4 (after a number) and a half
xiǎo
  1. 1 small
  2. 2 tiny
  3. 3 few
  4. 4 young
xiǎo xiǎo
  1. 1 very small
  2. 2 very few
  3. 3 very minor
xiǎo shí
  1. 1 hour
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
yī bàn
  1. 1 half
sān gēng bàn yè
  1. 1 in the depth of the night
  2. 2 very late at night
shàng bàn nián
  1. 1 first half (of a year)
xià bàn nián
  1. 1 second half of the year
bàn chǎng
  1. 1 half of a game or contest
  2. 2 half-court
bàn yè
  1. 1 midnight
  2. 2 in the middle of the night
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]
bàn dǎo
  1. 1 peninsula
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
bàn jué sài
  1. 1 semifinals
bàn lù
  1. 1 halfway
  2. 2 midway
  3. 3 on the way
bàn diǎn
  1. 1 the least bit
duō bàn
  1. 1 most
  2. 2 mostly
  3. 3 most likely
yè bàn
  1. 1 midnight
dà bàn
  1. 1 more than half
  2. 2 greater part
  3. 3 most
  4. 4 probably
  5. 5 most likely
dà bàn yè
  1. 1 the middle of the night

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
上有老下有小
shàng yǒu lǎo xià yǒu xiǎo
  1. 1 lit. above are the elderly, below are the young (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to have to take care of both one's aging parents and one's children
  3. 3 sandwich generation
不拘小节
bù jū xiǎo jié
  1. 1 to not bother about trifles (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
以小人之心,度君子之腹
yǐ xiǎo rén zhī xīn , duó jūn zǐ zhī fù
  1. 1 to gauge the heart of a gentleman with one's own mean measure (idiom)
以小挤大
yǐ xiǎo jǐ dà
  1. 1 minor projects eclipse major ones (idiom)
升斗小民
shēng dǒu xiǎo mín
  1. 1 poor people (idiom)
  2. 2 those who live from hand to mouth
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)
因小失大
yīn xiǎo shī dà
  1. 1 to save a little only to lose a lot (idiom)
大事化小,小事化了
dà shì huà xiǎo , xiǎo shì huà liǎo
  1. 1 to turn big problems into small ones, and small problems into no problems at all (idiom)
大材小用
dà cái xiǎo yòng
  1. 1 using a talented person in an insignificant position (idiom)
  2. 2 a sledgehammer to crack a nut
大处着眼,小处着手
dà chù zhuó yǎn , xiǎo chù zhuó shǒu
  1. 1 think of the big picture, start with the little things (idiom)
大街小巷
dà jiē xiǎo xiàng
  1. 1 great streets and small alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city
大惊小怪
dà jīng xiǎo guài
  1. 1 to make a fuss about nothing (idiom)

Sample Sentences

秦宇终于松了一口气,原来是个乌龙,只是虚惊一场罢了。他趁机问了女孩儿的名字,聊了几句,原来女孩儿喜欢看话剧,同时也是个古董控,一个月前去了上海玩,在上海看了几场话剧,还去逛了一些跳蚤市场。秦宇原本想加她微信,但女孩儿说手机上周摔坏了,暂时没有手机可以用。于是他们直接约了隔天表演开场前的半小时在剧院门口碰面。
QínYǔ zhōngyú sōngleyìkǒuqì ,yuánlái shì ge wūlóng ,zhǐshì xūjīngyìchǎng bàle 。tā chènjī wèn le nǚháiēr de míngzi ,liáo le jǐ jù ,yuánlái nǚháiēr xǐhuan kàn huàjù ,tóngshí yě shì ge gǔdǒng kòng ,yīgē yuè qián qù le Shànghǎi wán ,zài Shànghǎi kàn le jǐ chǎng huàjù ,hái qù quàng le yīxiē tiàozǎoshìchǎng 。QínYǔ yuánběn xiǎng jiā tā Wēixìn ,dàn nǚháiēr shuō shǒujī shàngzhōu shuāihuài le ,zànshí méiyǒu shǒujī kěyǐ yòng 。yúshì tāmen zhíjiē yuē le gétiān biǎoyǎn kāichǎng qián de bànxiǎoshí zài jùyuàn ménkǒu pèngmiàn 。
QinYu took a load off his mind. As it turned out that it's a mistake, merely a false alarm. He seized the opportunity and asked the girl's name, chatted for a while. In fact, the girl likes to watch stage drama, and she's a big fan of antique as well. Last month, she went to visit Shanghai, watched some play there, and visited some flea market. QinYu was thinking to add her on Wechat, but the girl said that she broke her phone last week, so she doesn't have a phone. Therefore, they decided to meet in front of the theatre half an hour before the play starts the next day.
那你不妨从早起半小时开始试试,甚至一刻钟也行,循序渐进,配合早睡,慢慢调整生物钟,起床后做你最感兴趣的事,然后摸索出最适合自己的早起方案。
nà nǐ bùfáng cóng zǎoqǐ bàn xiǎoshí kāishǐ shìshi ,shènzhì yīkèzhōng yě xíng ,xúnxv4jiànjìn ,pèihé zǎo shuì ,mànmàn tiáozhěng shēngwùzhōng ,qǐchuáng hòu zuò nǐ zuì gǎn xìngqù de shì ,ránhòu mōsuo chū zuì shìhé zìjǐ de zǎoqǐ fāngàn 。
Then why don't you try waking up half an hour earlier than usual. Or even just fifteen minutes later. Just trying baby step by baby step. Combined with going to be early, you should be able to slowly reset your biological clock. Do something that interests you the most in the morning, then slowly figure out the "morning package" that suits you best.
谢谢!我的航班延误了半小时,让您久等了。真不好意思。
xièxie !wǒ de hángbān yánwù le bànxiǎoshí ,ràng nín jiǔděng le 。zhēn bùhǎoyìsi 。
Thank you. My flight has been delayed for half an hour and I have kept you waiting. I’m really sorry.
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一个半小时。
yī gè bàn xiǎoshí 。
An hour and a half.
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预计半小时之内送达,还有别的需要吗?
yùjì bàn xiǎoshí zhīnèi sòngdá ,háiyǒu biéde xūyào ma ?
We'll deliver it in around half an hour. Do you need anything else?
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你先去拍个X光。半小时以后拿片子过来。
nǐ xiān qù pāi gè X guāng 。bàn xiǎoshí yǐhòu ná piānzi guòlai 。
Go get an x-ray first. After half an hour, bring back the x-ray.
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离登机时间只有半小时了,还要我去买票?你们负责人是谁?
lí dēngjī shíjiān zhǐ yǒu bàn xiǎoshí le ,hái yào wǒ qù mǎi piào ?nǐmen fùzérén shì shéi ?
Boarding is only half an hour away and I have to go buy a ticket? Who's your manager?
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行。你可以每次先慢跑半小时,然后做瑜伽,或者有氧操。
xíng 。nǐ kěyǐ měicì xiān mànpǎo bàn xiǎoshí ,ránhòu zuò yújiā ,huòzhě yǒuyǎngcāo 。
OK. Each time you can jog for half an hour first, then do yoga or aerobics.
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别啊,就这个了!为了每天能多睡半小时,值!
bié a ,jiù zhè ge le !wèile měitiān néng duō shuì bàn xiǎoshí ,zhí !
Don't bother, let's just get this one! If it means I can sleep an extra half an hour every day, it's worth it!
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