HSK 1 · numeral
半
half; half past (the hour)
现在十二点半。
Xiànzài shí'èr diǎn bàn.
It is half past twelve now.
我们八点半上课。
Wǒmen bā diǎn bàn shàngkè.
We start class at half past eight.
我吃了一半米饭。
Wǒ chīle yíbàn mǐfàn.
I ate half of the rice.
我等了半天，他都没有来。
Wǒ děngle bàntiān, tā dōu méiyǒu lái.
I waited a long time, but he didn't come at all.