Definition

Examples

• 她把蛋糕切成了两半，自己吃了半边。
  Tā bǎ dàngāo qiē chéng le liǎng bàn, zìjǐ chī le bàn biān.
  She cut the cake in half and ate one half herself.
• 这张照片只拍了半边脸，另一侧被挡住了。
  Zhè zhāng zhàopiàn zhǐ pāi le bàn biān liǎn, lìng yí cè bèi dǎng zhù le.
  This photo only captured half of the face; the other side was blocked.
• 地震后，那栋房子只剩下半边墙还立着。
  Dìzhèn hòu, nà dòng fángzi zhǐ shèngxià bàn biān qiáng hái lì zhe.
  After the earthquake, only half a wall of that house was still standing.