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CHINESE WORD
- Numbered pinyin
- ban4 tian1
- English meanings
- half of the day, a long time, quite a while, midair, CL:個|个[ge4]
Example sentences
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- 01
I waited for him a long time.
- 02
wǒ我zhǎo找le了bàntiān半天yě也méi没zhǎodào找到。
I looked for a long time but didn't find it.
- 03
zhè这běn本shū书wǒ我kàn看le了bàntiān半天。
I've been reading this book for quite a while.
- 04
tā他xiǎng想le了bàntiān半天cái才huídá回答。
He thought for a while before answering.
- 05
shuì睡le了bàntiān半天，tóu头dōu都yūn晕le了。
I slept most of the day and felt dizzy.
- 06
wǒmen我们tán谈le了bàntiān半天de的zhèng正shì事。
We talked about work for a long time.
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