各半

各半

Chinese

		each; every	half; semi-; incomplete half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half
simp. and trad. (各半)		各	半

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gèbàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄜˋ ㄅㄢˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: gèbàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄜˋ ㄅㄢˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gehbann
    • IPA ^(key): /kɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pän⁵¹/

Verb

各半

1. to be fifty-fifty; to be half and half; to be in equal measure

   我去他家的時候，心情總是興奮和擔憂各半。 [MSC, trad.]
   我去他家的时候，心情总是兴奋和担忧各半。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒ qù tā jiā de shíhòu, xīnqíng zǒngshì xìngfèn hé dānyōu gèbàn. [Pinyin]

   When I go to his place I always feel excited and worried in equal measure.

2. to divide evenly; to go halves

Synonyms

• (divide evenly): 均分 (jūnfēn), 平分 (píngfēn); (Min Nan) 對分／对分, 對半分／对半分