下半场
xiàbànchǎng
second half
Characters in this word
半 bàn
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 十 — ten, tenth
- Made of
- 丷 horns 牛 ox, cow, bull
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
场 chǎng
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 土 — soil, earth
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 球队在下半场调整阵型后，逐渐掌握了比赛节奏。 Qiúduì zài xiàbànchǎng tiáozhěng zhènxíng hòu, zhújiàn zhǎngwò le bǐsài jiézòu. After adjusting their formation in the second half, the team gradually took control of the game's rhythm.
- 下半场刚开始，客队就连进两球，观众都站了起来。 Xiàbànchǎng gāng kāishǐ, kèduì jiù lián jìn liǎng qiú, guānzhòng dōu zhàn le qǐlái. The second half had barely started when the visiting team scored two goals in a row, and the audience all stood up.
- 教练要求队员在下半场加强防守，不要急于进攻。 Jiàoliàn yāoqiú duìyuán zài xiàbànchǎng jiāqiáng fángshǒu, bú yào jíyú jìngōng. The coach demanded that the players strengthen their defense in the second half and not rush into attacks.
Related words
- 楼下 lóuxià downstairs
- 下 xià down, below; to go down; to finish (work or class)
- 下班 xiàbān to finish work
- 下边 xiàbian below, underneath
- 下车 xiàchē to get off (a bus or car)
- 下次 xiàcì next time
- 下课 xiàkè to finish class
- 下午 xiàwǔ afternoon
- 下雨 xiàyǔ to rain
- 一下儿 yíxiàr a bit, briefly (after a verb)
- 坐下 zuòxia to sit down
- 放下 fàngxia to put down