lǎo
bàn
tiān

common

Meaning of 老半天

老半天 means quite a long while; ages; a good long time. Pronounced lǎo bàn tiān.

  • quite a long while; ages; a good long time

Definitions & Examples

Zěn
me
cái
lái
 
men
děng
lǎo
bàn
tiān
le
 

Why are you only coming now? We've been waiting for you for ages.

Zhè
ge
wèn
xiǎng
le
lǎo
bàn
tiān
méi
xiǎng
míng
bai
 

I've been thinking about this problem for ages and still can't figure it out.

Gōng
jiāo
chē
lǎo
bàn
tiān
lái
liàng
 

The bus hasn't come for ages.

zài
mén
kǒu
zhàn
le
lǎo
bàn
tiān
 
hǎo
xiàng
zài
děng
shén
me
rén
 

He stood at the door for a good long while, as if waiting for someone.