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HSK 1 · Telling time

半天

bàn tiān

half a day; a long time

Stroke order of 半天

2 characters, 9 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

半 · 5 strokes天 · 4 strokes

Memory trick

半 half split down the middle, 天 sky or day: half a day.

Parts: 半 half (丷 + 牛 split in the middle) + 天 day (一 + 大)

The characters in 半天

  • 半 bàn — half (5 strokes)
  • 天 tiān — day; sky (4 strokes)

Example sentence

我等了半天。

I waited for a long time.

Words with 半

半half一半half半年half a year半夜midnight

Words with 天

今天today明天tomorrow昨天yesterday后天day after tomorrow前天day before yesterday天day; sky星期天Sunday白天daytime天气weather晴天sunny day阴天overcast day春天spring夏天summer秋天autumn冬天winter天上in the sky天空sky整天all day

More words: Telling time

上午morning (before noon)下午afternoon中午noon早上early morning晚上evening白天daytime点o'clock; a little分fen (1/100 yuan); point小时hour时间time时候time; moment (when...)现在now半年half a year日期date一会儿a moment; a while

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