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上半叶

shàng bàn yè

3-character word Traditional 上半葉

What 上半叶 means

1. the first half (of a period)

The characters in 上半叶

• 上shàng(bound form) up; upper; above; previous; first (of multiple parts); to climb…
• 半bànhalf; semi-; incomplete
• 叶yèleaf; page; lobe

Sounds the same

Read shàng bàn yè, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 上半夜first half of the night (from nightfall to midnight)

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