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半天

bàn tiān
HSK 3.0 Level 3 数量 Uncommon

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Definitions

  1. 1. half of the day
  2. 2. a long time
  3. 3. quite a while
  4. 4. midair

Usage notes

Collocations

常与‘等了、找了、想了’等动词连用,表示花很长时间。

Common mistakes

不能说‘两个半天’,只能说‘半天’。

Example Sentences

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我等了 半天 ,车总算来了。
I waited for ages, and the bus finally came.

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Child Words of 半天