| 上半晌 | shang4 ban4 shang3 | a.m. |
| 上半部分 | shang4 ban4 bu4 fen4 | top half |
| 东半球 | dong1 ban4 qiu2 | the Old World |
| 东西半球 | dong1 xi1 ban4 qiu2 | East and West hemispheres |
| 中印半岛 | zhong1 yin4 ban4 dao3 | Indochina peninsula |
| 中国半殖民地半封建经济 | zhong1 guo2 ban4 shi5 min2 di4 ban4 feng1 jian4 jing1 ji4 | Chinese semi-colonial and semi-feudal economy |
| 伊比利亚半岛 | yi1 bi3 li4 ya4 ban4 dao3 | Iberian Peninsula |
| 倍半碱价的 | bei4 ban4 jian3 jia4 de5 | sesquibasic |
| 倍半萜烯 | bei4 ban4 tie1 xi1 | sesquiterpene |
| 前半夜 | qian2 ban4 ye4 | first half of the night (from nightfall to midnight) |
| 前半天儿 | qian2 ban4 tian1 er5 | a.m. |
| 前半晌儿 | qian2 ban4 shang3 er5 | a.m. |
| 半个多世纪 | ban4 ge5 duo1 shi4 ji4 | half a century |