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一年半载

yī nián bàn zǎidictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
about a year
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-472bafbffd45ae7b. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

一年半載 一年半载 [yi1 nian2 ban4 zai3] /about a year/

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Reference information

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Character information

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Other forms in these source records: 一年半載

  • 一
    yī

    one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

  • 年
    nián

    year / CL:個|个[gè] / grain / harvest (old)

    Nián

    surname Nian

  • 半
    bàn

    half / semi- / incomplete / (after a number) and a half

  • 载
    zǎi

    to record in writing / to carry (i.e. publish in a newspaper etc) / Taiwan pr. [zài] / year

    zài

    to carry / to convey / to load / to hold / to fill up / and / also / as well as / simultaneously

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.