半年

• 拼音: bàn nián
• 汉字拆解: 半 (half) + 年 (year) — half of a year

含义

Half a year; six months. A common time expression for a period of approximately six months.

Used to describe durations or time spans of about six months. Often appears with 了 to indicate something that has lasted half a year (半年了). Can also be used for future plans (半年以后).

例句

1. 我学中文学了半年了。
2. 他半年没回家了。
3. 半年以后我去北京。

用法指南

语境: time, everyday

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 我来中国半年了。(I've been in China for half a year.)
• 半年以后再说吧。(Let's talk about it in half a year.)

错误说法

• 一个半年 instead of 半年 (Don't add 一个 before 半年 — just say 半年 directly)

起源与历史

A straightforward compound of 半 (half) and 年 (year), literally meaning 'half a year'.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal