上半年

shàngbànnián

noun #68,456

Meanings

HSK 5

我打算上半年考驾照。

Wǒ dǎsuan shàngbànnián kǎo jiàzhào.

I plan to take my driving test in the first half of the year.

HSK 7-9

今年上半年，这家公司的销量比去年同期翻了一番。

Jīnnián shàngbànnián, zhè jiā gōngsī de xiāoliàng bǐ qùnián tóngqī fān le yì fān.

In the first half of this year, the company's sales doubled compared with the same period last year.

mistakes

上半年 is January to June and 下半年 July to December. Don't confuse it with 上年 "last year", where 上 means "previous".

上 shàng

半 bàn

年 nián