How to Say ‘Half’ in Simplified Chinese
半
bàn
[bahn]
💬 Usage Tip: For clock times, 半 (bàn) goes after the hour: 八点半 "half past eight".
Phrase Breakdown
半
bàn
[bahn]
half; half past
Used in telling time to mean thirty minutes past the hour.
六点半还有靠窗的位置吗？
Are there still window seats at six thirty?
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