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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

半…不… [bàn…bù…]
  1. 1. neither … nor
    半新不旧
    nearly new
    半懂不懂
    not quite clear

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

半…不… [bàn…bù…]
  1. 1. used in the same way as 半…半…
    半明不暗
    not very bright; dimly lit
    他被敌人打得半死不活。

Examples

增加一倍半
increase by 150%
向内(前)翻腾两周半
backward (forward) tuck dive with two-and-a-half somersaults 翻腾
我们今天下午五点半收工。
We stop work at 5: 30 this afternoon. 收工
今年我国钢铁产量比去年增加了一倍半。
我家附近有一个半绝缘变压器。 绝缘
储蓄所五点半就要关门了, 你要去办理业务就快一点。
If you want to do a transaction you should hurry, because the bank closes at 5:30. 储蓄所
他从云南回来, 给我带了半包上好烟斗丝。
He bought half a parcel of good pipe tobacco for me from Yunnan Province. 烟斗丝
工程已经过半。
The project is already more than half way through.
转体三周半。
半自动步枪。 半自动

Word Decomposition


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