半天

bàntiān

half a day

我们聊了半天天气。

We talked about the weather for half a day.

informal

Half a day; a long time (informal)

他半天才回复我的消息。

He took half a day to reply to my message.

Often used to express that something took a long time or was delayed.

Collocations

半天不说话not speak for half a day半天没动not move for half a day

not seen for half a day

While it literally means 'half a day,' it's often used to emphasize that something took a long time.

Combination of 半 (half) and 天 (day).

Can be used literally to mean half a day or figuratively to mean a long time.

半

half

root

天

day

root

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