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All HSK 3.0 Level 1 words

半天

bàntiān

In Mandarin Chinese, 半天 (bàntiān) means “half of the day; a long time”. It is part of the HSK 1 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

Meaning

  1. half of the day
  2. a long time

Measure word: 个

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Examples

  • 我等了他半天。
    Wǒ děngle tā bàntiān.
    I waited for him for a long time.

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