What does 一半 mean in Chinese?

一半 (yī bàn) means "half" in Chinese. It is an HSK Level 1 word.

How do you pronounce 一半?

一半 is pronounced "yī bàn" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 2 syllables.

一半 is made up of the characters 一, 半. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.

You can practice writing 一半 using our stroke order tool.

一半

yī bàn

half

我吃了一半。

Wǒ chī le yībàn

I ate half

HSK 3.0: Level 1

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