半月

bàn yuè guà zài tiān kōng zhōng

半月挂在天空中。

A half moon is hanging in the sky.

bàn yuè kān de bào zhǐ

半月刊的报纸

a twice-monthly newspaper

wǒ yǐ jīng lí jiā bàn yuè duō le

我已经离家半月多了。

It has been over half a month since I was away from home.