半天

bàn tiān

HSK 3.0 Level 3 数量 Uncommon

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Definitions

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

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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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Words Containing 半天

• 一半天 一半天 yī bàn tiān: in a day or two
• 上半天 上半天 shàng bàn tiān: morning
• 下半天 下半天 xià bàn tiān: afternoon
• 前半天 前半天 qián bàn tiān: morning
• 好半天 好半天 hǎo bàn tiān: most of the day
• 老半天 老半天 lǎo bàn tiān: (coll.) a long time
• 头半天 头半天 tóu bàn tiān: morning

Child Words of 半天

• 半 半 bàn: half
• 天 天 tiān: day