All words › HSK 1 半天 bàn tiān HSK 1 · word 12 of 3,000 Your browser does not support audio playback. Meaning half of the day a long time quite a while Example sentence 我等了半天。 wǒ děng le bàntiān. I waited for a long time. Characters in 半天 半 bàn half 天 tiān day Learned around the same time 白 bái white 白天 bái tiān daytime 百 bǎi hundred 班 bān team; class; grade 半年 bàn nián half a year 帮 bāng to help 帮忙 bāng máng to help 包 bāo to cover 包子 bāo zi baozi; bao (steamed stuffed bun) 杯 bēi cup 杯子 bēi zi cup Study 半天 with spaced-repetition flashcards →