半天

bàntiān

HSK 3

半天 — bàntiān

1. half of the day; a half-day period

   我们只在半天内完成了这个项目。 wǒmen zhǐ zài bàntiān nèi wánchéng le zhège xiàngmù — We finished the project in half a day.

2. a long time; quite a while (colloquial)

   他半天没回我消息，我有点担心。 tā bàntiān méihuí wǒ xiāoxī wǒ yǒudiǎn dānxīn — He hasn't replied to my message for ages; I'm a bit worried.

3. midair; suspended in the air

   那只鸟在半天停住不飞了。 nà zhǐ niǎo zài bàntiān tíngzhù bù fēi le — The bird hovered in midair and stopped flying.