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半年 (bàn nián): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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半年 (bàn nián): Half a year — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

半年 consists of 2 characters.

Example Sentences with 半年

zhè这

ge个

xiàng项

mù目

wéi为

qī期

bàn半

nián年

，

xū需

yào要

dà大

jiā家

gòng共

tóng同

nǔ努

lì力

wán完

chéng成

。

This project lasts for six months and requires everyone to work together to complete it.

zhè这

jiā家

yǎng养

lǎo老

yuàn院

de的

chuáng床

wèi位

xū需

yào

zhè这

chǎng场

hūn婚

lǐ礼

de的

chóu筹

bèi备

gōng工

zuò作

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nà那

bù部

diàn电

yǐng影

de的

pāi拍

shè摄

要

tí提

qián前

bàn半

nián年

yù预

yuē约

cái才

néng能

pái排

shàng上

。

The beds in this nursing home need to be reserved six months in advance to secure a spot.

，

hào耗

fèi费

le了

tā他

men们

jìn近

bàn半

nián年

de的

xīn心

xuè血

。

The preparations for this wedding consumed nearly half a year of their effort.

lì

历

shí时

liǎng两

nián年

，

dàn但

hòu后

qī期

zhì制

zuò作

yòu又

huā花

le了

bàn半

nián年

。

The filming of that movie lasted for two years, but the post-production took another half year.

zhè这

fèn份

bào报

gào告

bìng并

wèi未

zhēn真

shí实

fǎn反

yìng映

wǒ我

men们

tuán团

duì队

shàng上

bàn半

nián年

de的

shí实

jì际

yè业

jì绩

。

This report does not accurately reflect our team's actual performance in the first half of the year.

wèi为

le了

huò获

qǔ取

guān关

jiàn键

zhèng证

jù据

，

jì记

zhě者

qián潜

fú伏

zài在

fàn犯

zuì罪

tuán团

huǒ伙

zhōng中

cháng长

dá达

bàn半

nián年

。

To obtain crucial evidence, the journalist lurked within the criminal gang for half a year.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 半年.

Words with 半

一半yī bàn
半场bàn chǎng
半夜bàn yè
半天bàn tiān
半岛bàn dǎo
半径bàn jīng
半数bàn shù
半路bàn lù

Words with 年

去年qù niánHSK 2
年级nián jíHSK 3
年轻nián qīngHSK 3
年龄nián língHSK 4
中年zhōng nián
今年jīn nián
全年quán nián
前年qián nián