义项
二分之一
Half of something. Before a measure word it means half a unit — 半个苹果, 半个小时. After a whole number and its measure word it adds a half on top — 一个半小时, an hour and a half.
numeral用于钟点,表示三十分
numeral
例句
- 现在是三点半。現在是三點半。Xiànzài (fourth tone, falling) shì (fourth tone, falling) sān (first tone, high and level) diǎn (third tone, dipping) bàn. (fourth tone, falling)···
It’s half past three.
- 我只吃了半个苹果。我只吃了半個蘋果。Wǒ (third tone, dipping) zhǐ (third tone, dipping) chīle (first tone, high and level) bàn (fourth tone, falling) ge (neutral tone) píngguǒ. (second tone, rising)···
I only ate half an apple.
常见错误
不太对现在是三半点。
正确现在是三点半。
In a clock time 半 comes after 点, not before it: 三点半 is "three o’clock and a half".
不太对我看了一半个小时的书。
正确我看了一个半小时的书。
Half an hour is 半个小时; an hour and a half is 一个半小时. When 半 adds to a whole number it goes after the measure word, not before it.