| 连 [before two antonyms indicating the simultaneous existence of two states]: |
| | 半嗔半喜 half-annoyed, half-pleased; both annoyed and pleased |
| | 半饥半饱 underfed; half-starved |
| | 半卖半送 sell goods at rock-bottom prices |
| | 半吞半吐 hesitate in speech; hem and haw; mutter and mumble |
| | 半文半白 half-literary, half-vernacular |
| | 半心半意 half-hearted |
