上半场 (shàng bàn chǎng) — first half (of a game or contest)

Definition

Examples

• 在上半场里，主队进了两个球。
  Zài shàng bàn chǎng lǐ, zhǔ duì jìn le liǎng gè qiú.
  In the first half, the home team scored two goals.
• 上半场结束时，比分是一比一。
  shàng bàn chǎng Jié shù shí, bǐ fēn shì yì bǐ yī.
  At the end of the first half, the score was 1–1.
• 教练在上半场调整了防守策略。
  Jiào liàn zài shàng bàn chǎng tiáo zhěng le fáng shǒu cè lüè.
  The coach adjusted the defensive strategy in the first half.