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Vocabulary list: The difference between 半 (bàn), 一半 (yí bàn) and 一个半 (yí ge bàn) in Chinese grammar 语法：半、一、个

The words and example sentences of the grammar article “The difference between 半 (bàn), 一半 (yí bàn) and 一个半 (yí ge bàn) in Chinese grammar”, in the order the article uses them.

48 words and 10 example sentences.

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Words 词

  1. 半(bàn) half
  2. 一(yī) one
  3. 个(gè) (classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier)
  4. 我(wǒ) I
  5. 吃(chī) to eat
  6. 了(le) marks a completed action
  7. 半(bàn)个(ge) half of sth
  8. 苹(píng)果(guǒ) apple
  9. 只(zhǐ)要(yào) so long as
  10. 张(zhāng) to open up
  11. 纸(zhǐ) paper
  12. 我(wǒ)们(men) we
  13. 花(huā) flower
  14. 小(xiǎo)时(shí) hour
  15. 做(zuò) to make
  16. 作(zuò)业(yè) school assignment
  17. 已(yǐ)经(jīng) already
  18. 喝(hē) to drink
  19. 一(yī)半(bàn) half
  20. 吃(chī)饭(fàn) to have a meal
  21. 就(jiù) then
  22. 不(bù)想(xiǎng) unexpectedly
  23. 他(tā) him
  24. 总(zǒng)是(shì) always
  25. 把(bǎ) marks the object before the verb
  26. 薪(xīn)水(shuǐ) salary
  27. 的(de) marks possession and modification
  28. 存(cún)入(rù) to deposit
  29. 银(yín)行(háng) bank
  30. 这(zhè)个(ge) this
  31. 产(chǎn)品(pǐn) goods
  32. 很(hěn) very
  33. 受(shòu)欢(huān)迎(yíng) to be popular
  34. 卖(mài) to sell
  35. 盒(hé) small box
  36. 拿(ná) to hold
  37. 一(yī)个(ge)半(bàn) one and a half
  38. 钟(zhōng)头(tóu) hour
  39. 才(cái) ability
  40. 完(wán) to finish
  41. 最(zuì) -est
  42. 大(dà) big
  43. 鹰(yīng) general term for a bird of prey
  44. 翅(chì)膀(bǎng) wing
  45. 展(zhǎn)开(kāi) to unfold
  46. 长(cháng) long
  47. 达(dá) to attain
  48. 米(mǐ) uncooked rice

Example sentences 例句

  1. 我吃了半个苹果。

    Wǒ chīle bànge píngguǒ.

    I ate half an apple.

  2. 我只要半张纸。

    Wǒ zhǐyào bàn zhāng zhǐ.

    I only want half a sheet of paper.

  3. 我们花了半个小时做作业。

    Wǒmen huāle bànge xiǎoshí zuò zuòyè.

    We spent half an hour doing the homework.

  4. 我们已经喝了一半了。

    Wǒmen yǐjīng hēle yíbàn le.

    We've already drunk half of it.

  5. 我吃饭吃了一半就不想吃了。

    Wǒ chīfàn chīle yíbàn jiù bùxiǎng chīle.

    I'd eaten half the meal, and then I just didn't want any more.

  6. 他总是把薪水的一半存入银行。

    Tā zǒngshì bǎ xīnshuǐ de yíbàn cúnrù yínháng.

    He always puts one half of his salary in the bank.

  7. 这个产品很受欢迎 - 我们已经卖了一盒半了！

    Zhège chǎnpǐn hěn shòuhuānyíng - wǒmen yǐjīng màile yì hé bàn le!

    This product is very popular - we've already sold a box and a half!

  8. 我拿了一张半纸。

    Wǒ nále yì zhāng bànzhǐ.

    I got one and a half sheets of paper.

  9. 我们花了一个半钟头才做完。

    Wǒmen huāle yígèbàn zhōngtóu cái zuò wán.

    We spent an hour and a half getting it done.

  10. 最大的鹰的翅膀展开长达一米半。

    Zuì dà de yīng de chìbǎng zhǎnkāi cháng dá yì mǐ bàn.

    The largest eagles have a wingspan of one and a half meters.