伴
partner; companion; comrade; associate; to accompany
半
half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half
扮
to disguise oneself as; to dress up; to play (a role); to put on (an expression)
扳
to pull; to turn (sth) around; to turn around (a situation); to recoup
拌
to mix; to mix in; to toss (a salad)
搬
to move (i.e. relocate oneself); to move (sth relatively heavy or bulky); to shift; to copy indiscriminately
斑
spot; colored patch; stripe; spotted; striped; variegated
斒
variegated; striped; marbled
板
board; plank; plate; shutter; table tennis bat; clappers (music); CL:塊|块[kuai4]; accented beat in Chinese music; hard; stiff; to stop smiling or look serious
版
a register; block of printing; edition; version; page
班
team; class; squad; work shift; ranking; CL:個|个[ge4]; classifier for groups
瓣
petal; segment; clove (of garlic); piece; section; fragment; valve; lamella; classifier for pieces, segments etc
绊
to trip; to stumble; to hinder
般
sort; kind; class; way; manner
办
to do; to manage; to handle; to go about; to run; to set up; to deal with
钣
metal plate; sheet of metal
颁
to promulgate; to send out; to issue; to grant or confer
伴侣
companion; mate; partner
伴侣号
HMS Consort, Royal Navy destroyer involved in 1949 Amethyst incident on Changjiang
伴君如伴虎
accompanying one's sovereign can be like accompanying a tiger (idiom)
伴唱
vocal accompaniment; to accompany a singer; to support of sb; to echo sb; to chime in with sb
伴奏
to accompany (musically)
伴娘
bridesmaid; maid of honor; matron of honor
伴矩阵
adjoint matrix (math.)
伴舞
to be a dancing partner to sb; to perform as a backup dancer; taxi dancer (hired dancing partner); escort
伴随
to accompany; to follow; to occur together with; concomitant
半乳糖
galactose (CH2O)6; brain sugar
半人马座
Centaurus (constellation)
半保留复制
semiconservative replication
半信半疑
half doubting; dubious; skeptical
半个人
(not) a single person; (no) one
半公开
semi-overt; more or less open
半分儿
erhua variant of 半分[ban4 fen1]
半劳动力
one able to do light manual labor only; semi-able-bodied or part time (farm) worker
半半拉拉
incomplete; unfinished
半吊子
dabbler; smatterer; tactless and impulsive person
半坡
Banpo neolithic Yangshao culture archaeological site east of Xi'an 西安
半坡村
archaeological site near Xi'an
半坡遗址
Banpo neolithic Yangshao culture archaeological site east of Xi'an 西安
半场
half of a game or contest; half-court
半壁江山
half of the country (esp. when half the country has fallen into enemy hands); vast swathe of territory
半壁河山
see 半壁江山[ban4 bi4 jiang1 shan1]
半夜
midnight; in the middle of the night
半夜三更
in the depth of night; late at night
半梦半醒
half-awake; half-asleep
半天
half of the day; a long time; quite a while; midair; CL:個|个[ge4]
半失业
semi-employed; partly employed; underemployed
半封建半殖民地
semi-feudal and semi-colonial (the official Marxist description of China in the late Qing and under the Guomindang)
半导瓷
semi-conducting ceramic (electronics)
半导体探测器
semiconductor detector
半导体超点阵
semiconductor superlattice
半履带
half-track (vehicle with both wheels and caterpillar treads)
半山区
mid-levels (in Hong Kong)
半岛和东方航海
P&O; Peninsula and Oriental shipping company
半岛国际学校
International School of the Penninsula
半岛电视台
Al Jazeera (Arabic news network)
半工半读
part work, part study; work-study program
半成品
semi-manufactured goods; semi-finished articles; semi-finished products
半截
half (of sth); halfway through
半推半就
half willing and half unwilling (idiom); to yield after making a show of resistance
半斤八两
not much to choose between the two; tweedledum and tweedledee
半日制学校
half-day (or double-shift) school
半日工作
part-time work in which one works each day for a half-day, typically a morning or an afternoon
半晌
half of the day; a long time; quite a while
半月刊
fortnightly; twice a month
半月瓣
semilunar valve (anatomy)
半桶水
(coll.) (of one's skills, knowledge etc) limited; superficial; half-baked; sb with a smattering of knowledge (of sth); dabbler
半条命
half a life; only half alive; barely alive; (scared, beaten etc) half to death
半桥
half bridge (electronics)
半死
half dead (of torment, hunger, tiredness etc); (tired) to death; (terrified) out of one's wits; (beaten) to within an inch of one's life; (knock) the daylights out of sb
半瓶子醋
see 半瓶醋[ban4 ping2 cu4]
半瓶水响叮当
lit. if you tap a half-empty bottle it makes a sound (idiom); fig. empty vessels make the most noise; one who has a little knowledge likes to show off, but one who is truly knowledgeable is modest
半瓶醋
dabbler; dilettante who speaks as though he were an expert
半生不熟
underripe; half-cooked; (fig.) not mastered (of a technique); clumsy; halting
半百
fifty (usually referring to sb's age)
半真半假
(idiom) half true and half false
半票
half-price ticket; half fare
半糖夫妻
weekend spouse; relationship involving a sugar-daddy
半翅目
Hemiptera (suborder of order Homoptera, insects including cicadas and aphids)
半老徐娘
middle-aged but still attractive woman; lady of a certain age
半胱氨酸
cysteine (Cys), an amino acid; mercaptoethyl amine
半脱产
partly released from productive labor; partly released from one's regular work
半腱肌
semitendinosus, one of the hamstring muscles in the thigh
半膜肌
semimembranosus (anatomy)
半自耕农
semi-tenant peasant; semi-owner peasant
半表半里
half outside, half inside; half interior, half exterior
半跏坐
sitting with one leg crossed (usu. of Bodhisattva)
半路
halfway; midway; on the way
半路出家
switch to a job one was not trained for
半路杀出个程咬金
lit. Cheng Yaojin ambushes the enemy (saying); fig. sb shows up unexpectedly and disrupts the plan; sb whose presence is regarded as irksome
半路杀出的程咬金
see 半路殺出個程咬金|半路杀出个程咬金[ban4 lu4 sha1 chu1 ge4 Cheng2 Yao3 jin1]
半蹼鹬
(bird species of China) Asian dowitcher (Limnodromus semipalmatus)
半身不遂
paralysis of one side of the body; hemiplegia
半身像
half-length photo or portrait; bust
半透明
translucent; semitransparent
半途而废
to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished
半通不通
to not fully understand (idiom)
半边
half of sth; one side of sth
半边天
half the sky; women of the new society; womenfolk
半开半关
half-open, half closed
半开门
half-open door; fig. prostitute
半开门儿
erhua variant of 半開門|半开门[ban4 kai1 men2]
半间不界
shallow; not thorough; superficial
半响
half the day; a long time; quite a while
半麻醉
local anesthetic; anesthesia to half the body (as for a C-section birth)
坂井
Sakai (Japanese surname and place name)
坂本
Sakamoto (Japanese surname)
扮演
to play the role of; to act
扮装
to dress up and make up (like an actor)
扮装皇后
drag queen; female impersonator
扳动
to pull out; to pull a lever
扳回
to pull back; to regain (one's dignity etc); to recover from (an adverse situation); to turn the tables
扳回一城
to recover some lost ground (in a competition)
扳子
spanner; wrench; CL:把[ba3]
扳平
to equalize; to level the score; to pull back the advantage
扳手
spanner; wrench; lever (on a machine)
扳指
ornamental thumb ring (originally a ring, often made from jade, worn by archers in ancient times to protect the right thumb when drawing a bowstring)
扳指儿
erhua variant of 扳指[ban1 zhi3]
扳本
to recoup losses (in gambling)
扳本儿
to recoup losses (in gambling)
扳龙附凤
hitching a ride to the sky on the dragon and phoenix (idiom); fig. currying favor with the rich and powerful in the hope of advancement
拌和
to mix and stir; to blend
拌嘴
to bicker; to squabble; to quarrel
拌蒜
to stagger (walk unsteadily)
拌饭
bibimbap (Korean cuisine)
拌面
noodles served with soy sauce; sesame butter etc
搬兵
to call for reinforcements; to bring in troops
搬出去
to move out (vacate); to shift sth out
搬动
to move (sth around); to move house
搬口
to pass on stories (idiom); to sow dissension; to blab; to tell tales
搬唇递舌
to pass on stories (idiom); to sow dissension; to blab; to tell tales
搬场
to move (house); to relocate; removal
搬弄
to fiddle with; to play and move sth about; to show off (what one can do); to parade (one's capabilities); to cause trouble
搬弄是非
to incite a quarrel (idiom); to sow discord between people; to tell tales; to make mischief
搬指
variant of 扳指[ban1 zhi3]
搬楦头
lit. to move the shoes on the shoe tree (idiom); fig. to expose shameful secrets (old)
搬用
to apply mechanically; to copy and use
搬石头砸自己的脚
to move a stone and stub one's toe; to shoot oneself in the foot (idiom)
搬砖
to do hard physical labor (as a job); (fig.) to play mahjong
搬砖砸脚
to hurt oneself by one's own doing; to boomerang; to shoot oneself in the foot (idiom)
搬移
to move (house); to relocate; removals
搬请
to request; to call for
搬起石头砸自己的脚
to crush one's own foot while trying to maneuver a rock (to a cliff edge, to drop on one's enemy) (idiom); hoisted by one's own petard
搬运
freight; transport; portage; to transport; to carry
搬迁
to move; to relocate; removal
搬迁户
relocated household; unit that has moved
搬铺
to arrange (for the dying)
斑剥
mottled and peeling off in places
斑喉希鹛
(bird species of China) bar-throated minla (Minla strigula)
斑嘴鸭
(bird species of China) eastern spot-billed duck (Anas zonorhyncha)
斑嘴鹈鹕
(bird species of China) spot-billed pelican (Pelecanus philippensis)
斑块
patch; spot; (medicine) plaque
斑姬啄木鸟
(bird species of China) speckled piculet (Picumnus innominatus)
斑姬鹟
(bird species of China) European pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca)
斑尾塍鹬
(bird species of China) bar-tailed godwit (Limosa lapponica)
斑尾林鸽
(bird species of China) common wood pigeon (Columba palumbus)
斑尾榛鸡
(bird species of China) Chinese grouse (Tetrastes sewerzowi)
斑尾鹃鸠
(bird species of China) barred cuckoo-dove (Macropygia unchall)
斑文鸟
(bird species of China) scaly-breasted munia (Lonchura punctulata)
斑斑
full of stains or spots
斑斓
gorgeous; brightly colored; multi-colored
斑椋鸟
(bird species of China) pied myna (Gracupica contra)
斑海豹
spotted seal (Phoca largha)
斑海雀
(bird species of China) long-billed murrelet (Brachyramphus perdix)
斑羚
Nemorhaedus goral, a species of antelope found in Xinjiang
斑翅山鹑
(bird species of China) Daurian partridge (Perdix dauurica)
斑翅拟蜡嘴雀
(bird species of China) spot-winged grosbeak (Mycerobas melanozanthos)
斑翅朱雀
(bird species of China) three-banded rosefinch (Carpodacus trifasciatus)
斑翅椋鸟
(bird species of China) spot-winged starling (Saroglossa spiloptera)
斑翅凤头鹃
(bird species of China) pied cuckoo (Clamator jacobinus)
斑翅鹩鹛
(bird species of China) bar-winged wren-babbler (Spelaeornis troglodytoides)
斑背噪鹛
(bird species of China) barred laughingthrush (Garrulax lunulatus)
斑背大尾莺
(bird species of China) marsh grassbird (Locustella pryeri)
斑背潜鸭
(bird species of China) greater scaup (Aythya marila)
斑背燕尾
(bird species of China) spotted forktail (Enicurus maculatus)
斑胸噪鹛
(bird species of China) spot-breasted laughingthrush (Garrulax merulinus)
斑胸滨鹬
(bird species of China) pectoral sandpiper (Calidris melanotos)
斑胸田鸡
(bird species of China) spotted crake (Porzana porzana)
斑胸短翅莺
(bird species of China) spotted bush warbler (Locustella thoracica)
斑胸钩嘴鹛
(bird species of China) black-streaked scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus gravivox)
斑胁姬鹛
(bird species of China) Himalayan cutia (Cutia nipalensis)
斑胁田鸡
(bird species of China) band-bellied crake (Porzana paykullii)
斑腰燕
(bird species of China) striated swallow (Cecropis striolata)
斑脸海番鸭
(bird species of China) white-winged scoter (Melanitta deglandi)
斑谰
brightly colored; gorgeous; multi-colored
斑头大翠鸟
(bird species of China) Blyth's kingfisher (Alcedo hercules)
斑头绿拟啄木鸟
(bird species of China) lineated barbet (Megalaima lineata)
斑头雁
(bird species of China) bar-headed goose (Anser indicus)
斑头鸺鹠
(bird species of China) Asian barred owlet (Glaucidium cuculoides)
斑颈穗鹛
(bird species of China) spot-necked babbler (Stachyris strialata)
斑马线
crosswalk; zebra crossing
斑鱼狗
(bird species of China) pied kingfisher (Ceryle rudis)
斑鳖
Yangtze giant soft-shell turtle (Rafetus swinhoei), a critically endangered species
斑鳢
snakehead mullet; Channa maculata
斑鸫
(bird species of China) dusky thrush (Turdus eunomus)
斑鹟
(bird species of China) spotted flycatcher (Muscicapa striata)
斑鹭
(bird species of China) pied heron (Egretta picata)
板上钉钉
that clinches it; that's final; no two ways about it
板主
variant of 版主[ban3 zhu3]
板儿爷
(coll.) pedicab driver
板凳
wooden bench or stool; CL:張|张[zhang1],條|条[tiao2]
板报
see 黑板報|黑板报[hei1 ban3 bao4]
板块
block; slab; tectonic plate; continental plate
板子
board; plank; bamboo or birch for corporal punishment
板式塔
distillation tower; bubble tower; plate column
板房
temporary housing built with wooden planks or other makeshift materials
板扎
(dialect) awesome; excellent
板书
to write on the blackboard; writing on the blackboard
板板六十四
unaccommodating; rigid
板桥
Banqiao or Panchiao city in Taiwan
板桥市
Banqiao or Panchiao city in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
板牙
incisor; molar; screw die; threading die
板眼
measure in traditional Chinese music; orderliness
板筑
variant of 版築|版筑[ban3 zhu4]
板羽球
battledore and shuttlecock; shuttlecock
板胡
a bowed stringed instrument with a thin wooden soundboard
板脸
to put on a straight, stern or blank face; to put on a poker face
板蓝根
indigo woad root; root of Isatis indigotica (used in TCM)
板车
handcart; flatbed cart; flatbed tricycle
板门店
Panmunjeom, the Joint Security Area in the Korean demilitarized zone
板门店停战村
Panmunjom village on the DMZ between North and South Korea
板鸭
pressed (dried) salted duck
板鼓
small drum for marking time
版主
forum moderator; webmaster
版块
printing block; section (of a newspaper); board (of BBS or discussion forum)
版本
version; edition; release
版权所有
all rights reserved (copyright statement)
版次
edition (of a book etc); edition number
版画
picture printed from a woodblock, stone, copper plate etc; print
版筑
to construct a rammed-earth wall
版面
page of a publication (e.g. newspaper or website); printing space (reserved for some content); page layout
版面费
publishing fee; page charge
班主
leader of a theatrical troupe
班主任
teacher in charge of a class
班代
(Tw) class representative; class president
班伯利
Bunbury, coastal city in Western Australia
班伯里
Bunbury, coastal city in Western Australia; Banbury, town in Oxfordshire, England
班克斯
Banks (surname); Banksy (UK artist)
班加罗尔
Bangalore, capital of southwest Indian state Karnataka 卡納塔克邦|卡纳塔克邦[Ka3 na4 ta3 ke4 bang1]
班务会
a routine meeting of a squad; team or class
班吉
Bangui, capital of Central African Republic
班固
Ban Gu (32-92), Eastern Han dynasty historian, wrote the Dynastic History of Western Han 漢書|汉书
班基
Bangui, capital of Central African Republic (Tw)
班子
organized group; theatrical troupe
班导
(Tw) teacher in charge of a class; homeroom teacher
班导师
(Tw) teacher in charge of a class; homeroom teacher
班师
to withdraw troops from the front; to return in triumph
班底
ordinary members of theatrical troupe
班戈
Baingoin county, Tibetan: Dpal mgon rdzong, in Nagchu prefecture 那曲地區|那曲地区[Na4 qu3 di4 qu1], central Tibet
班戈县
Baingoin county, Tibetan: Dpal mgon rdzong, in Nagchu prefecture 那曲地區|那曲地区[Na4 qu3 di4 qu1], central Tibet
班会
class meeting (in schools)
班期
schedule (for flight, voyage etc)
班机
airliner; (regular) flight; CL:趟[tang4],次[ci4],班[ban1]
班次
grade; class number (in school); flight or run number; flight or run (seen as an item); shift (work period)
班珠尔
Banjul, capital of Gambia
班玛
Baima or Banma county (Tibetan: pad ma rdzong) in Golog Tibetan autonomous prefecture 果洛州[Guo3 luo4 zhou1], Qinghai
班玛县
Baima or Banma county (Tibetan: pad ma rdzong) in Golog Tibetan autonomous prefecture 果洛州[Guo3 luo4 zhou1], Qinghai
班白
variant of 斑白[ban1 bai2]
班禅
Panchen (Lama); abbr. for 班禪額爾德尼|班禅额尔德尼[Ban1 chan2 E2 er3 de2 ni2]
班禅额尔德尼
Panchen Erdeni or Panchen Lama; abbr. to 班禪|班禅[Ban1 chan2]
班竹
Banjul, capital of Gambia (Tw)
班纪德
pancetta (Italian belly); salted spiced dried pork belly
班级
class (group of students); grade (in school)
班组
group or team (in factories etc)
班花
the prettiest girl in the class
班草
the most handsome boy in the class
班荆相对
to treat sb with courtesy (idiom)
班超
Ban Chao (33-102), noted Han diplomat and military man
班辈
seniority in the family; pecking order
班辈儿
seniority in the family; pecking order
班轮
regular passenger or cargo ship; regular steamship service
班达亚齐
Banda Aceh, capital of Aceh province of Indonesia in northwest Sumatra
班长
class monitor; squad leader; team leader; CL:個|个[ge4]
班门弄斧
to display one's slight skill before an expert (idiom)
班驳
variant of 斑駁|斑驳[ban1 bo2]
瓣胃
omasum (third compartment of a ruminant's stomach)
瓣鳃纲
Lamellibranchia; class of bivalves
绊住
to entangle; to hinder; to impede movement
绊脚石
stumbling block; obstacle; someone who gets in your way
般配
to be well matched; to suit
般雀比拉多
Pontius Pilate (in the Biblical passion story)
办不到
impossible; can't be done; no can do; unable to accomplish
办事
to handle (affairs); to work
办公
to handle official business; to work (esp. in an office)
办公室
office; business premises; bureau; CL:間|间[jian1]
办公楼
office building; CL:座[zuo4],棟|栋[dong4]
办到
to accomplish; to get sth done
办报
to run a newspaper; to publish a newspaper
办妥
to arrange; to settle; to complete; to carry through
办年货
to shop in preparation for Chinese New Year
办法
means; method; way (of doing sth); CL:條|条[tiao2],個|个[ge4]
办理
to handle; to transact; to conduct
办货
to purchase goods (for a company etc)
颁布
to issue; to proclaim; to enact (laws, decrees etc)
颁授
to confer (e.g. diploma); to award
颁发
to issue; to promulgate; to award
颁白
variant of 斑白[ban1 bai2]
颁示
to make public; to display
颁给
to award; to confer on (sb)
颁赐
to award (a prize); to confer on sb; to confer upon by authority
颁赏
to bestow a prize or reward; an award