半天

bàn tiān

HSK 3 数量

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Meaning 释义

  1. half of the day
  2. a long time
  3. quite a while
  4. midair
  5. CL:個|个[gè]

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In real sentences 真实例句

他们tāmen看kàn了le那nà部bù电影diànyǐng半天bàntiān了le。

They’ve been watching that film for ages.

Tatoeba #1305934

保温杯bǎowēnbēi里lǐ的de水shuǐ过guò了le半天bàntiān还是háishi烫tàng嘴zuǐ。

The water in the thermos is still very hot even after half a day.

Tatoeba #13892094

他tā给gěi我wǒ解释jiěshì了le半天bàntiān，但dàn我wǒ还是háishi不bù明白míngbai。

I'm none the wiser for his explanation.

Tatoeba #417792

一yī场chǎng意外yìwài让ràng他tā懵měng了le半天bàntiān，直到zhídào别人biéren叫jiào他tā才cái回huí过guò神shén来lái。

The accident left him confused for a while, and he only came to his senses when someone called him.

Tatoeba #13533925

Example sentences: Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR

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Related words 相关词

啊 ā HSK 2 把 bǎ HSK 3 上 shàng HSK 1 告诉 gào sù HSK 2 今天 jīn tiān HSK 1 床 chuáng HSK 2 半 bàn HSK 1 上面 shàng miàn HSK 2

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