半截

xià bàn jié

下半截

lower half

huà shuō le bàn jié tā jiù zǒu le

话说了半截他就走了。

He left before he finished what he was going to say.

tīng dào zhè ge bù xìng de xiāo xi tā de xīn yī xià liáng le bàn jié

听到这个不幸的消息，她的心一下凉了半截。

At the sad news her heart sank.

zhè shì qiū jí ěr liú xia de bàn jié xuě jiā

这是丘吉尔留下的半截雪茄。

It's half of a cigar left by Churchill.