All words › HSK 1 半年 bàn nián HSK 1 · word 11 of 3,000 Your browser does not support audio playback. Meaning half a year Example sentence 我学中文半年了。 wǒ xué Zhōngwén bànnián le. I have been learning Chinese for half a year. Characters in 半年 半 bàn half 年 nián grain Learned around the same time 吧 ba (modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise) 白 bái white 白天 bái tiān daytime 百 bǎi hundred 班 bān team; class; grade 半天 bàn tiān half of the day 帮 bāng to help 帮忙 bāng máng to help 包 bāo to cover 包子 bāo zi baozi; bao (steamed stuffed bun) 杯 bēi cup Study 半年 with spaced-repetition flashcards →