HSK V1
Correct
半天
/ bàntiān /
Strokes
Definition
half of the day/a long time/quite a while/midair
Example
As a Noun
half of the day; half day
1
Bàntiān
半天
xiūjià
休假
half-holiday
As an Adverb
a long time; quite a while
2
Wǒmen
我们
tǎolùn
讨论
le
了
bàntiān
半天
,
dàn
但
yīwúsuǒhuò
一无所获
。
We discussed it for hours, but got nowhere.
3
Wǒmen
我们
děng
等
le
了
bàntiān
半天
tā
他
cái
才
lái
来
。
We waited for a long time before he arrived.
4
Tā
他
bàntiān
半天
cái
才
suàn
算
chūlái
出来
。
It was quite a while before he did the sum.