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半天

bàn tiān

half day

noun

Measure words:个 gè

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Example Sentences

我等了半天。

wǒ děng le bàntiān 。

I waited for half a day.

今天半天都在下雨。

jīntiān bàntiān dūzài xiàyǔ 。

It has been raining for half a day today.

他半天没来。

tā bàntiān méi lái 。

He hasn't come for half a day.

Words with similar meanings

一上午yīshàngwǔ

This refers to a specific time duration, equivalent to half a day but highlights the morning period.

This term is more formal and is used in literary contexts to denote the same duration.

Words Starting With 半

半途而废bàn tú ér fèi

to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished

Words Ending With 天

今天jīn tiān

today; at the present; now

明天míng tiān

昨天zuó tiān

聊天liáo tiān

to chat; to gossip

礼拜天lǐ bài tiān

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半bàn · half, semi-, incomplete

›天tiān · day›