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半天
bàntiān
1. half of the day
2. a long time
3. quite a while
4. midair
5. CL:[[個|个<gè>]]
Common • Top 11%

Character Breakdown

半
bàn
half; semi-, incomplete
HSK 3 5 丶
天
tiān
sky, heaven; god, celestial
HSK 1 4 丶

Compound Words (10)

一半天
yībàntiān
in a day or two
上半天
shàngbàntiān
morning
下半天
xiàbàntiān
afternoon
前半天
qiánbàntiān
morning
好半天
hǎobàntiān
most of the day
老半天
lǎobàntiān
(coll.) a long time
头半天
tóubàntiān
morning
前半天儿
qiánbàntiānr
erhua variant of [[前半天<qiánbàntiān>]]
头半天儿
tóubàntiānr
erhua variant of [[頭半天|头半天<tóubàntiān>]]
晚半天儿
wǎnbantiānr
late afternoon

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Word Frequency Rank
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