Definition
下半场 (xià bàn chǎng) means 'second half' of a game, match, or contest. Its counterpart is 上半场 (shàng bàn chǎng) 'first half'. The two are used together to refer to the two halves of an event, with 下半场 being the latter part.
noun
second half (of a game, match, or contest)
Examples
- 下半场。xià bàn chǎng wǒmen duì tī de tèbié hǎo.Our team played especially well in the second half.
- 下半场。Zhè cì huìyì de xià bàn chǎng tǎolùn le yí gè zhòngyào fāng'àn.The second half of this meeting discussed an important plan.
- 下半场，。Dào le yǎnjiǎng de xià bàn chǎng, tīngzhòng de qíngxù gèngjiā gāozhǎng.When the speech reached its second half, the audience's emotions ran even higher.
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