下半场 (xià bàn chǎng) — second half (of a game, match, or contest)
Definition
The second half of a game or contest, paired with 上半场 ('first half'). Also used more loosely for the second part of any event (meeting, speech, performance).
noun
second half (of a game, match, or contest)
Examples
- 下半场。xià bàn chǎng Wǒ men duì tī dé tè bié hǎo.Our team played especially well in the second half.
- 下半场。Zhè cì huì yì de xià bàn chǎng tǎo lùn le yí gè zhòng yào fāng àn.The second half of this meeting discussed an important plan.
- 下半场，。Dào le yǎn jiǎng de xià bàn chǎng, tīng zhòng de qíng xù gèng jiā gāo zhǎng.When the speech reached its second half, the audience's emotions ran even higher.
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