half in Mandarin

You can remember the meaning of 一半 with this easy mnemonic:

I never eat one (一) whole slice of pizza, I only eat half (半).

Using mnemonics to remember the meaning of Chinese characters like can have an enormous impact on how long to learn Mandarin it takes.

• 半
• 一

• 一家
• 之一
• 一起
• 一点
• 进一步
• 一无所知
• 一辈子
• 以防万一
• 一样
• 半夜
• 一阵子
• 一面
• 一直
• 一切
• 一点儿
• 一时

The reading of 一半 is yī bàn.

You can remember how to say 一半 with this useful mnemonic:

It's (yī) banned (bàn) in my diet plan to eat one whole slice of pizza.

Using mnemonics to remember the reading of Chinese vocabulary like has a huge impact on how long to learn Mandarin it takes.

Learning vocabulary like half and the rest of the Mandarin written language can take as little as one year, or as long as a lifetime. Our Mandarin language learners find that using helpful mnemonics can aid retention of Chinese Mandarin vocabulary and characters.

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