half a year
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- 1 half a year、six months、half-year period
Refers to half of a year, usually a period of six months or one half of a calendar or business year.
half a year、six months、half-year period
A period equal to half a year, either as a six-month duration or as one of the two halves of a year.
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งบประมาณสำหรับครึ่งปีแรกและครึ่งปีหลัง ŋóppramaan sǎmràp khrʉ̂ŋ pii rɛ̂ɛk lɛ́ khrʉ̂ŋ pii lǎŋ The budget for the first and second halves of the year งบประมาณสำหรับครึ่งปีแรกและครึ่งปีหลัง details
Learning notes
Explanation
ครึ่งปี is formed from ครึ่ง “half” and ปี “year,” so its basic image is literally “half a year.” It normally represents a period of about six months. It can describe how long an activity or situation has continued, as in ฉันทำงานที่นี่มาครึ่งปีแล้ว, “I have worked here for half a year.” It also appears in ครึ่งปีแรก for the first half of a year and ครึ่งปีหลัง for the second half. It is a neutral, common expression used in both everyday conversation and written contexts such as business results, budgets, and schedules.
Usage
Used to describe six-month periods of study, work, residence, or future plans. It is also common when discussing the first or second half of a year in business results, budgets, school schedules, and organizational planning.
Caution
Word order matters: ครึ่งปี means “half a year,” while ปีครึ่ง means “a year and a half.” Also, the exact dates covered by the first or second half may depend on whether the context uses a calendar year, fiscal year, or another reporting period.