半天
bàntiān
a long time; quite a while
Every meaning
bàntiān
- a long time; quite a while
- half a day
In the Library
我在这儿看了你半天了。
老人看着蛋糕上的字，半天没说话。
长寿面 · Long-life noodles · HSK 3
到我了，我拿了一张新牌，看了半天。
Its characters
Words with 半
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Meanings are from Mandarin The Wild’s own dictionary. Levels follow the official HSK word list (the exam’s 2025 syllabus, levels 7–9 shown together).