半' 半 ¹bàn* {A} num. ①half; semi- ②very little; the least bit ◆adv. partly; about half; halfway | Mén ∼ guānzhe. 门∼关着。 The door is half-open. ◆cons. ① ∼ A bù B neither A nor B | ∼sǐbùhuó ∼死不活 half dead ② ∼ A ∼ B half A half B | ∼ kāi wánxiào ∼ zhǐzé ∼开玩笑∼指责 half joking, half censuring ◆b.f. partial; incomplete'
半失业' 半失业[--業] bànshīyè attr. semi-employed; partly employed; underemployed' 半脱产' 半脱产[-脫產] bàntuōchǎn {E} attr. partly released from productive labor or one's regular work' 半真半假' 半真半假 bànzhēnbànjiǎ {D} f.e. ①partly true, partly false ②half in jest, half in earnest' 包干制' 包干制[-乾-] bāogānzhì n. ①system of payment partly in kind and partly in cash ②system of responsibility for production' 搭供' 搭供 dāgòng n. a tie-in sale of materials/goods that are partly in great demand and partly undesired' 方胜' 方胜[-勝] fāngshèng n. ①〈trad.〉 a kind of jewelry ②form/design of two tilted squares partly overlapping' 肥瘦' 肥瘦 féishòu(r) {E} n. 〈topo.〉 ①girth/size of a garment/etc. ②proportion of fat and lean; partly fat and partly lean meat ③the fat and thin ④the rich and poor' 将' 将[將] ¹jiāng* {B} v. ①〈wr.〉 take ②〈wr.〉 handle ③checkmate ◆cov. (introducing object of main verb) | ∼ mén guānshang. ∼门关上。 Close the door. ◆adv. ①about to; will soon ②partly ... partly ... | ∼xìn∼yí ∼信∼疑 half believing, half doubting See also ⁴jiàng See also ⁶qiāng' 煤核' 煤核 méihú(r) n. partly-burnt briquette; coal cinder' 少云' 少云[-雲] shǎoyún* attr. 〈met.〉 partly cloudy' 试样' 试样[試樣] ²shìyàng n. (test) sample ◆v.o. try on a partly finished garment' 业屦' 业屦[業屨] yèjù n. 〈trad.〉 partly finished sandals' 逸书' 逸书[-書] ²yìshū n. ①ancient works no longer extant ②ancient books which have been partly lost or are in a private collection M:běn/²bù 本/部'