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半

bàn

1. numeral half

   我等了半个小时。

   Wǒ děng le bàn gè xiǎoshí.

   I waited for half an hour.

2. adverb partly; half-

   门半开着。

   Mén bàn kāizhe.

   The door is half open.

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