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半晌
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半晌

半晌 Pronunciation and Pinyin

半晌 Usage and Examples

a long while

quite a while

a long time

南希沉思半晌后,突然开口说话。

Nancy, who had been thoughtful for some time, suddenly spoke.

看完这则新闻,我震惊得半晌无语。

Having finished the news, I was shocked to be speechless for a whole while.

The characters in 半晌

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
半
bàn5half
晌
shǎng10a period of time; noon

More words starting with 半

  • bàn半gè个shì世jiè界half the world, half a world
  • bàn半gè个shì世jì纪half a century
  • bàn半gè个guó国jiā家half a country, half of a country
  • bàn半gè个xiǎo小shí时half an hour, a half hour
  • bàn半jià价dì的half price, 50% off
  • bàn半fēn分half a fen, a tiny bit
  • bàn半juàn卷half-rolled, half a volume
  • bàn半bì壁half of the territory, half the country
  • bàn半yè夜midnight, the middle of the night
  • bàn半yè夜lǐ里at midnight, in the middle of the night
  • bàn半tiān天half a day, a long time
  • bàn半dǎo导tǐ体semiconductor

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Questions about 半晌

What does 半晌 mean in Chinese?

半晌 (bàn shǎng) means “a long while, quite a while, a long time”.

How do you pronounce 半晌?

半晌 is pronounced bàn shǎng in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “a long while” in Chinese?

“a long while” is 半晌 (bàn shǎng) in Chinese.

How is 半晌 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 半晌, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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