半天

bàn tiān

HSK 1Noun (名)Adverb (副)

Basic Meaning

half a day (referring to morning or afternoon).

白天的一半。

Words:

前半天后半天

Synonyms:

半日

Antonyms:

整天全天整日

Sentences:

前(qián)半(bàn)天(tiān)我(wǒ)们(men)在(zài)学(xué)习(xí)，后(hòu)半(bàn)天(tiān)可(kě)以(yǐ)去(qù)公(gōng)园(yuán)玩(wán)。
We studied in the morning, and in the afternoon we can go play in the park.
今(jīn)天(tiān)的(de)会(huì)议(yì)只(zhǐ)开(kāi)了(le)半(bàn)天(tiān)，下(xià)午(wǔ)就(jiù)可(kě)以(yǐ)自(zì)由(yóu)活(huó)动(dòng)了(le)。
Today's meeting only lasted half a day, so we can have free time in the afternoon.

adv

Often implies impatience or surprise at how long something took.

a very long time; quite a while (emphasizing the speaker's subjective feeling that time has dragged on).

指相当长的一段时间；好长时间（多就说话者的感觉而言）。

Words:

好半天老半天

Synonyms:

良久很久许久好久久久长久

Antonyms:

片刻瞬间须臾

Sentences:

我(wǒ)等(děng)了(le)你(nǐ)好(hǎo)半(bàn)天(tiān)，你(nǐ)怎(zěn)么(me)才(cái)来(lái)？
I waited for you for such a long time, why did you only come now?
他(tā)老(lǎo)半(bàn)天(tiān)没(méi)说(shuō)话(huà)，好(hǎo)像(xiàng)在(zài)思(sī)考(kǎo)什(shén)么(me)。
He didn't speak for the longest time, as if he was thinking about something.
这(zhè)本(běn)书(shū)我(wǒ)找(zhǎo)了(le)半(bàn)天(tiān)，原(yuán)来(lái)就(jiù)在(zài)桌(zhuō)子(zi)上(shàng)。
I looked for this book for ages, and it was right on the table.

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