半天
Definition
(noun) Half a day, sometimes indicates a long time
Examples
“我等了他半天，他还没来。”
“这道题我想了半天，还是没算出来。”
I thought about this problem for ages, but I still couldn't work it out.
“半天了，咖啡怎么还没送到？”
It's been ages, so why hasn't the coffee arrived yet?
“他在门口站了半天，才想起忘带钥匙。”
He stood at the door for a long time before realizing he'd forgotten his keys.
“上午开会占了半天，下午总算能去趟图书馆。”
The meeting took up half the day in the morning, so I can finally head to the library this afternoon.
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Other Chinese words at this level include 友爱的, 饿的, 学校, 老师, and 学生. Tap any word to see its definition, examples, and audio.
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