Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Semestral; semestrial; half-yearly: Relating to or occurring every six months or half a year. It describes something that happens, is calculated, or is reported on a six-month basis.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Công ty công bố báo cáo tài chính bán niên. (The company announced its semestrial financial report.)
  • Chúng tôi có một kỳ kiểm tra sức khỏe bán niên. (We have a half-yearly health check-up.)
  • Cuộc họp bán niên sẽ diễn ra vào tháng Sáu. (The semestral meeting will take place in June.)

Advanced Usage

• "Báo cáo bán niên": A half-yearly/semestrial report.

  • Hội đồng quản trị đang xem xét báo cáo bán niên. (The board of directors is reviewing the semestrial report.)

• "Kỳ bán niên": The half-year period; the semester (in an academic or financial context).

  • Kết quả kinh doanh trong kỳ bán niên đầu tiên rất khả quan. (The business results for the first half-year period are very positive.)

Variants and Related Words

• Bán niên học (n): Academic semester (literally "half-study-year").

  • Kỳ thi cuối bán niên học rất quan trọng. (The final exam of the academic semester is very important.)

• Niên khóa (n): Academic year.

• Niên độ (n): Fiscal/Financial year.

Synonyms

• Nửa năm (n): Half a year (a more common, general term for the time period).
• Lục cá nguyệt (adj): Semestral, six-monthly (a more formal, Sino-Vietnamese term, less common in everyday use).

Notes on Usage

• Formality and Context: "Bán niên" is a formal term, most frequently used in official, business, financial, academic, or organizational contexts (e.g., reports, summaries, plans, meetings). It is less common in casual daily conversation.
• Comparison with "Học kỳ": In modern Vietnamese educational contexts, "học kỳ" is the standard and more common word for an academic "semester." "Bán niên học" is a more formal variant.
• Rarity Note: As indicated in some references, the standalone adjective "bán niên" is considered somewhat rare in contemporary usage, often appearing in fixed phrases like "báo cáo bán niên" or "tổng kết bán niên."

1. Semestrial