半小时 (半小時)
bàn xiǎo shí
Pinyin

Definition

半小时 (半小時)
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bàn xiǎo shí
  1. half hour

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

半
bàn
  1. 1 half
  2. 2 semi-
  3. 3 incomplete
  4. 4 (after a number) and a half
小
xiǎo
  1. 1 small
  2. 2 tiny
  3. 3 few
  4. 4 young
小小
xiǎo xiǎo
  1. 1 very small
  2. 2 very few
  3. 3 very minor
小时
xiǎo shí
  1. 1 hour
  2. 2 classifier: 个 gè
一半
yī bàn
  1. 1 half

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)

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.
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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.
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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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