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半拉子

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Collocation

1
修了个半拉子
2
半拉子工程
3
半拉子劳动力
4
半拉子戏

Definition

半拉子

Literally means:

half

Actually means:

It refers to half of something or something unfinished or stopped halfway.

一半,半个,也指不完整或中断进行的事物。

Example

Used as object or attributive. (常作宾语、定语)
1
Xiū
le
xià
下午
de
zhūjuàn
猪圈
,
cái
xiū
le
bàn
半拉子
,
估计
míngtiān
明天
cái
néng
wángōng
完工

Repaired an afternoon of pigsty, only to repair a half-pull, estimated to be completed tomorrow.

2
nián
那年
,
men
他们
rán
突然
huǐ
撕毁
tong
合同
,
chèzǒu
撤走
shīgōng
施工
rényuán
人员
shèbèi
设备
,
rēngxià
扔下
bàn
拉子
gōngchéng
工程
,
gěi
men
我们
zàochéng
造成
le
巨大
de
sǔnshī
损失

That year, they suddenly tore up the contract, removed the construction staff and equipment, threw the second half of the pull project, caused us great losses.

3
kāi
打开
diànshì
电视机
,
kàndào
看到
de
jìn
shì
xiē
bàn
半拉子
de
diànshì
电视剧
,
juéde
觉得
diǎn
méisi
没意思

He turned on the TV and saw all the half-pulled TV shows, which he didn't find interesting at all.