Chinese word

半份

Pronunciation

Pinyinbàn fèn

Meaning

  • nounhalf portion

Example

这道菜可以做半份吗？zhè dào cài ké yǐ zuò bàn fèn ma

Can this dish be made as a half portion?

Illustration for 半份 (half portion)

More examples

我想点半份菜，这样每个人都能尝一点。wǒ xiǎng diǎn bàn fèn cài zhè yàng měi gè rén dōu néng cháng yì diǎn

I want to order a half portion of this dish, so everyone can have a little taste.

Core concept

The smaller serving created when one ordinary food order is split into two shares.

Common phrases

  • 点半份菜diǎn bàn fèn cài

    order a half portion of a dish

  • 做半份菜zuò bàn fèn cài

    make a half portion of a dish

  • 半份菜bàn fèn cài

    half portion of a dish

Similar words

小份xiǎo fèn: One food serving containing less than the normal quantity.
一半yí bàn: An amount equal to one of two equal parts of a whole.
半份儿bàn fènr: One food serving containing half the normal quantity, in casual speech.

Definition in Chinese

表示标准份量的一半，常用于点菜或分配时指半量或半人份。biǎo shì biāo zhǔn fèn liàng de yí bàn cháng yòng yú diǎn cài huò fēn pèi shí zhǐ bàn liàng huò bàn rén fèn

Word origin

半份 (bànfèn, "half portion") is built from 半 (bàn, "half") and 份 (fèn, "share or serving"), so the compound specifies part of a normal serving.

Usage tips

  • The word describes quantity rather than a discount, so a smaller order does not automatically cost half as much.

Other meanings

  • half ordernoun

Opposites

  • 一份yí fènone portionnoun
  • 整份zhěng fènfull portionnoun

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