半天

半天 [bàn tiān]

1. ■ （白天的一半） half of the day:

后半天 afternoon;

前半天 morning

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常用词组

1. ■ （长时间） a long time; quite a while:

他半天说不出话来。 He remained tongue-tied for a long time.

我等了他半天，他才来。 I had waited for quite a long time before he turned up.

我给你解释了这么半天， 你还不明白。 I have spent such a long time explaining it to you, but you still do not understand it.