半天

MEANING

1. 壹名noun

   half of the day

   中白天的一半，或指很长时间báitiān de yībàn, huò zhǐ hěn cháng shíjiān

   • wǒděnglenǐbàntiān.

     我等了你半天。🔊

     I waited for you half the day.

   • Tāzàitúshūguǎnkànshūkànlebàntiān.

     他在图书馆看书看了半天。🔊

     He spent a good while reading in the library.

2. 貳名noun

   quite a while

   中一天中的一半，或者一段很长的时间yī tiān zhōng de yī bàn, huòzhě yī duàn hěn cháng de shíjiān

   • wǒděnglenǐbàntiān.

     我等了你半天。🔊

     I waited for you for a long time.

   • Tāxiǎnglebàntiāncáishuōchūyījùhuà.

     他想了半天才说出一句话。🔊

     After thinking for a long time, he finally managed to say one sentence.

3. 參名noun

   midair

   中空中的中间位置；或者一段较长的时间kōngzhōng de zhōngjiān wèizhì；huòzhě yī duàn jiào cháng de shíjiān

   • fēijīzàibàntiānfēi.

     飞机在半天飞。🔊

     The airplane is flying in the air.

   • Nàzhīfēngzhengxuánzàibàntiān，suífēngpiāodòng。

     那只风筝悬在半天，随风飘动。🔊

     That kite hung in the middle of the sky, drifting with the wind.

4. 肆名noun

   a long time

   中很长的时间；很久hěn cháng de shíjiān; hěn jiǔ

   • wǒděnglenǐbàntiān.

     我等了你半天。🔊

     I've been waiting for you for ages.

   • Tāxiǎnglebàntiāncáishuōchūyījùhuà.

     他想了半天才说出一句话。🔊

     After thinking for a long time, he finally managed to say a single sentence.