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bàn

半bànbàn
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FromLesson 7inHardcore Chinese
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Usages of bàn

大家dàjiā　都dōu　到dào　了le　吗ma？　我们wǒmen　八bā　点diǎn　半bàn　出发chūfā　吧ba。dàjiā dōu dào le ma? wǒmen bā diǎn bàn chūfā ba.
Has everyone arrived? Let's set off at eight-thirty.
今天jīntiān　八bā　点diǎn　半bàn　的de　电影diànyǐng　票piào　比较bǐjiào　便宜piányi，　别bié　迟到chídào。jīntiān bā diǎn bàn de diànyǐng piào bǐjiào piányi, bié chídào.
Today's eight-thirty movie tickets are relatively cheap; don't be late.
我们Wǒmen　明天míngtiān　在zài　八bā　点diǎn　半bàn　开会kāihuì，　您nín　同意tóngyì　这zhè　个gè　安排ānpái　吗ma？Wǒmen míngtiān zài bā diǎn bàn kāihuì, nín tóngyì zhè gè ānpái ma?
We’re having a meeting at eight-thirty tomorrow; do you agree with this arrangement?
为了wèile　不bù　让ràng　游戏机yóuxìjī　影响yǐngxiǎng　成绩chéngjì，　哥哥gēge　决定juédìng　每天měitiān　只zhǐ　玩wán　半bàn　个gè　小时xiǎoshí。wèile bù ràng yóuxìjī yǐngxiǎng chéngjì, gēge juédìng měitiān zhǐ wán bàn gè xiǎoshí.
So that the game console doesn’t affect his grades, her brother decided to play only half an hour a day.

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