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The Chinese word bantian - 半天 - bàntiān
(half of the day in Chinese)
Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
bàntiān
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English translations
half of the day, a long time
Chinese characters:
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The traditional Chinese characters of bàntiān are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 半天 ( bantian / bàntiān ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
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If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Wo deng le ni bantian le.
Wǒ děng le nǐ bàntiān le.– English translation: I've been waiting for you for ages.
Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
day | half
半天 ( bantian / bàntiān ) belongs to the 1000 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 902)
半天 ( bantian / bàntiān ) belongs to the 1000 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 902)
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