Chinese

半天

bàntiān
half a day
  • HSK 1
  • TOCFL 5

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  • characterChinese半 “half”
    • ideaChinese八 “eight”
    • ideaChinese牛 “bovine, e.g. cow, bull, ox, buffalo, bison, yak (Classifier: 頭／头 m c mb md; 條／条 m g h x; 隻／只 m c g …”
  • characterChinese天 “sky; heavens; heavenly; celestial”
    • meaningChinese大 “of great size; big; large; huge”
    • soundChinese丁 “the fourth of the ten heavenly stems”

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