| 少女露笑脸，婚事半成全 | shao4 nv3 lu4 xiao4 lian3 hun1 shi4 ban4 cheng2 quan2 | When the girl smiles, the matchmaker's job is half done. (idiom) |
| 尤卡坦半岛 | you2 ka3 tan3 ban4 dao3 | Yucatan Peninsula (Mexico) |
| 差不多半年 | cha4 bu5 duo1 ban4 nian2 | about half a year |
| 搞了半天 | gao3 le5 ban4 tian1 | to do for half the day |
| 正半轴 | zheng4 ban4 zhou2 | positive semi-axis (in coordinate geometry) |
| 诺曼底半岛 | nuo4 man4 di3 ban4 dao3 | Normandy peninsula |
| 韩半岛 | han2 ban4 dao3 | Korean peninsula (esp. South Korean usage) |
| 克里米亚半岛 | ke4 li3 mi3 ya3 ban4 dao3 | |
| 西半 | xi1 ban4 | |
| 事倍功半 | shi4 bei4 gong1 ban4 | twice the effort for half the result |
| 东半 | dong1 ban4 | |
| 半岁 | ban4 sui4 | |
| 半瓶子醋 | ban4 ping2 zi5 cu4 | amateur showoff |