半……半……
Chinese
half; semi-; incomplete half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half | half; semi-; incomplete half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half | ||||||
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| simp. and trad. (半……半……) | 半 | … | … | 半 | … | … | |
Pronunciation
Idiom
半……半……
- Used before two words or morphemes with opposite meanings: half …, half …
- 半文半白 ― bànwénbànbái ― half literary, half vernacular
- 半饑半飽／半饥半饱 ― bànjībànbǎo ― underfed; half-starving
- 半推半就 ― bàntuībànjiù ― to accept while pretending to refuse
- 半信半疑 ― bànxìnbànyí ― half-believing, half-doubting
Synonyms
- 半……不…… (bàn bù)