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yī bàn

Written yī bàn, said yí bàn — 一 is yí before a fourth tone and yì before the others.

HSK 1 · word 428 of 3,000

Meaning

Example sentence

别留着一半工作没干。

bié liú zhe yí bàn gōng zuò méi gān

Don't leave your work half finished.

Characters in 一半

一 one plus 半 half. 半 also stands before measures: 半个小时, half an hour.

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