半天

bàntiān

half of the day; a long time; quite a while

quantity HSK 3.0 · Band 3

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半
天

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Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

半
  • 半bànhalfB1
  • 一半yíbànhalfB1
  • 半夜bànyèmidnightB5
  • 半边天bànbiāntiānhalf the skyB7
  • 半岛bàndǎopeninsulaB7
  • 半导体bàndǎotǐsemiconductorB7
  • 半径bànjìngradiusB7
天

See it in sentences

我等了半天他才来。

I waited ages before he came.

找了半天，手机在床上。

I looked for ages, and the phone was on the bed.