半天
word A1- half of the day
- a long time
- quite a while
- midair
Its characters
Words with it
- 上半天 shàng bàn tiān morning
- 老半天 lǎo bàn tiān a long time
- 前半天 qián bàn tiān morning
- 一半天 yī bàn tiān in a day or two
- 好半天 hǎo bàn tiān most of the day
- 下半天 xià bàn tiān afternoon
- 头半天 tóu bàn tiān morning
- 前半天儿 qián bàn tiān r erhua variant of 前半天[qian2 ban4 tian1]
- 头半天儿 tóu bàn tiān r erhua variant of 頭半天|头半天[tou2 ban4 tian1]
- 晚半天儿 wǎn ban tiān r late afternoon
From the library
问了半天，才带哭说了一句道：「抬轿子的！
老残看了半天，无处落脚，只好袖子里送了看坐儿的二百个钱，才弄了一张短板凳，在人缝里坐下。
老残左右看了半天，不要说金线，连铁线也没有。
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