证明 證明 zhèng míng proof / certificate / identification / testimonial / CL:個|个[ge4] / to prove / to testify / to confirm the truth of syn 真相 zhēn xiàng the truth about sth / the actual facts syn 一半 yī bàn half syn 实话 實話 shí huà truth syn 理 lǐ texture / grain (of wood) / inner essence / intrinsic order / reason / logic / truth / science / natural science (esp. physics) / to manage / to pay attention to / to run (affairs) / to handle / to put in order / to tidy up syn 说实话 說實話 shuō shí huà to speak the truth / truth to tell / frankly 隐瞒 隱瞞 yǐn mán to conceal / to hide (a taboo subject) / to cover up the truth syn 质疑 質疑 zhì yí to call into question / to question (truth or validity) syn 真理 zhēn lǐ truth / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 实话实说 實話實說 shí huà shí shuō to tell the truth / to tell it as it is 实情 實情 shí qíng the actual situation / the truth syn 半辈子 半輩子 bàn bèi zi half of a lifetime syn 半死 bàn sǐ half dead (of torment, hunger, tiredness etc) / (tired) to death / (terrified) out of one's wits / (beaten) to within an inch of one's life / (knock) the daylights out of sb syn 迷糊 mí hu muddle-headed / dazed / only half conscious syn 半天 bàn tiān half of the day / a long time / quite a while / midair / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 大半 dà bàn more than half / greater part / most / probably / most likely syn 中场 中場 zhōng chǎng middle period of a tripartite provincial exam (in former times) / midfield / mid-court (in sports) / half-time / intermission half-way through a performance 半数 半數 bàn shù half the number / half syn 半生 bàn shēng half a lifetime syn 真情 zhēn qíng real situation / the truth syn 醒悟 xǐng wù to come to oneself / to come to realize / to come to see the truth / to wake up to reality syn 水落石出 shuǐ luò shí chū as the water recedes, the rocks appear (idiom) / the truth comes to light syn 遮掩 zhē yǎn to cover / to mask / to cover up or conceal (the truth etc) syn 敷衍 fū yǎn to elaborate (on a theme) / to expound (the classics) / perfunctory / to skimp / to botch / to do sth half-heartedly or just for show / barely enough to get by syn 真相大白 zhēn xiàng dà bái the whole truth is revealed (idiom) / everything becomes clear syn 觉醒 覺醒 jué xǐng to awaken / to come to realize / awakened to the truth / the truth dawns upon one / scales fall from the eyes / to become aware syn 半边 半邊 bàn biān half of sth / one side of sth 半价 半價 bàn jià half price 减半 減半 jiǎn bàn to reduce by half syn 参半 參半 cān bàn half / half and half / both ... and ... / just as much ... as ... / equally syn 顿悟 頓悟 dùn wù a flash of realization / the truth in a flash / a moment of enlightenment (usually Buddhist) syn 半截 bàn jié half (of sth) / halfway through syn 斩断 斬斷 zhǎn duàn to cut off / to chop sth in half 过半 過半 guò bàn over fifty percent / more than half syn 见义勇为 見義勇為 jiàn yì yǒng wéi to see what is right and act courageously (idiom, from Analects) / to stand up bravely for the truth / acting heroically in a just cause syn 实事求是 實事求是 shí shì qiú shì lit. to seek truth from facts (idiom) / fig. to be practical and realistic syn 对半 對半 duì bàn half-and-half / 50-50 / to double 公理 gōng lǐ self-evident truth / (math.) axiom syn 敷衍了事 fū yǎn liǎo shì (idiom) to do things half-heartedly / to merely go through the motions syn 中线 中線 zhōng xiàn half-way line / median line 事半功倍 shì bàn gōng bèi half the work, twice the effect (idiom) / the right approach saves effort and leads to better results / a stitch in time saves nine syn 一知半解 yī zhī bàn jiě lit. to know one and understand half (idiom) / a smattering of knowledge / dilettante / amateur syn 半边天 半邊天 bàn biān tiān half the sky / women of the new society / womenfolk syn 下半年 xià bàn nián second half of the year 半信半疑 bàn xìn bàn yí half doubting / dubious / skeptical syn 半生不熟 bàn shēng bù shóu underripe / half-cooked / (fig.) not mastered (of a technique) / clumsy / halting syn 明理 míng lǐ sensible / reasonable / an obvious reason, truth or fact / to understand the reason or reasoning syn 求是 qiú shì to seek the truth 半壁江山 bàn bì jiāng shān half of the country (esp. when half the country has fallen into enemy hands) / vast swathe of territory syn 二心 èr xīn disloyalty / half-heartedness / duplicity syn 以讹传讹 以訛傳訛 yǐ é chuán é to spread falsehoods / to increasingly distort the truth / to pile errors on top of errors (idiom) syn 上半年 shàng bàn nián first half (of a year) 中点 中點 zhōng diǎn midpoint / half-way point syn 半衰期 bàn shuāi qī half-life 半年 bàn nián half a year 真善美 zhēn shàn měi truth, goodness and beauty 省悟 xǐng wù to wake up to reality / to come to oneself / to realize / to see the truth syn 十三点 十三點 shí sān diǎn half-witted / nitwit 半个 半個 bàn ge half of sth 半小时 半小時 bàn xiǎo shí half hour 半晌 bàn shǎng half of the day / a long time / quite a while syn 另一半 lìng yī bàn other half / (fig.) spouse / one's better half 半月 bàn yuè half-moon / fortnight 下半身 xià bàn shēn lower half of one's body / Lower Body (Chinese poetry movement of the early 21st century) syn 一年半 yī nián bàn a year and a half 半场 半場 bàn chǎng half of a game or contest / half-court 明末 míng mò late Ming / first half of the 17th century 欠身 qiàn shēn to half rise out of one's chair (a polite gesture) syn 真象 zhēn xiàng (variant of 真相[zhen1 xiang4]) the truth about sth / the actual facts 大道理 dà dào li major principle / general truth / sermon (reproof) / bombastic talk syn 半响 半響 bàn xiǎng half the day / a long time / quite a while 半条命 半條命 bàn tiáo mìng half a life / only half alive / barely alive / (scared, beaten etc) half to death 将信将疑 將信將疑 jiāng xìn jiāng yí half believing, half doubting / skeptical syn 普贤 普賢 pǔ xián Samantabhadra, the Buddhist Lord of Truth 青年节 青年節 qīng nián jié Youth Day (May 4th), PRC national holiday for young people aged 14 to 28, who get half a day off 三心二意 sān xīn èr yì in two minds about sth (idiom) / half-hearted / shilly-shallying syn 六点半 六點半 liù diǎn bàn half past six / 6:30 腰斩 腰斬 yāo zhǎn to chop sb in half at the waist (capital punishment) / to cut sth in half / to reduce sth by a dramatic margin / to terminate / to cut short 蒙胧 矇矓 méng lóng drowsy / half-asleep / half sleeping, half waking syn 事倍功半 shì bèi gōng bàn twice the effort for half the result syn 半拉 bàn lǎ (coll.) half syn 半世纪 半世紀 bàn shì jì half century 隔山 gé shān half-sibling relationship / brothers with different mother / step- 一手遮天 yī shǒu zhē tiān lit. to hide the sky with one hand / to hide the truth from the masses syn 交变 交變 jiāo biàn half-period of a wave motion / alternation 虎符 hǔ fú tiger tally (a two-piece object made in the shape of a tiger, used in ancient China as proof of authority. One half of a tally could be issued to a military officer and this would be matched with the other half when verification was required.) syn 异父 異父 yì fù with different father (e.g. of half-brother) 猛醒 měng xǐng to realize suddenly / to wake up to the truth / to suddenly awake from sleep syn 半打 bàn dá half a dozen 半载 半載 bàn zài half load 半载 半載 bàn zǎi half a year 半轴 半軸 bàn zhóu semiaxis / half axle 半旗 bàn qí half-mast / half-staff 醍醐 tí hú refined cream cheese / fig. crème de la crème / nirvana / Buddha nature / Buddhist truth / broth / flawless personal character 半 bàn half / semi- / incomplete / (after a number) and a half syn 破 pò broken / damaged / worn out / lousy / rotten / to break, split or cleave / to get rid of / to destroy / to break with / to defeat / to capture (a city etc) / to expose the truth of syn 半身像 bàn shēn xiàng half-length photo or portrait / bust 谛 諦 dì to examine / truth (Buddhism) syn 认账 認賬 rèn zhàng to own up to a fault / to admit the truth / to acknowledge a debt syn 溏 táng half congealed / pond 