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半天 Pronunciation and Pinyin

半天 Usage and Examples

half a day

a long time

我已习惯了他半天不说话的样子。

I got used to his long silences.

星期二她只工作半天。

Tuesday is her half day.

The characters in 半天

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
半
bàn5half
天
tiān4sky, heaven, day, nature

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dǎo导tǐ体semiconductor
  • bàn半dǎo导tǐ体gōng工yè业Semiconductor industry, Chip industry

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Questions about 半天

What does 半天 mean in Chinese?

半天 (bàn tiān) means “half a day, a long time”.

How do you pronounce 半天?

半天 is pronounced bàn tiān in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “half a day” in Chinese?

“half a day” is 半天 (bàn tiān) in Chinese.

How is 半天 used in a sentence?

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

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