half a day; a long while
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesmeasure word
half a day; a long while; quite some time
dialectPredominantly used in northern Chinese dialects. Can refer to either the forenoon/afternoon (as in 前半晌/后半晌) or an indefinite long duration. In speech, it often takes the erhua suffix as 半晌儿 (bàn shǎng r).
Tā他
xiǎng想
le了
bàn半
shǎng晌
cái才
xiǎng想
qǐ起
lái来
。
He thought for quite a while before he finally remembered.
Qián前
bàn半
shǎng晌
wǒ我
qù去
dì地
lǐ里
gàn干
huó活
le了
。
I went to work in the fields during the forenoon.
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Děng等
le了
tā他
bàn半
shǎng晌
，
tā他
cái才
màn慢
tūn吞
tūn吞
de地
lái来
le了
。
I waited for him for ages before he finally arrived slowly.
Hòu后
bàn半
shǎng晌
zán咱
men们
zài再
shāng商
liang量
nà那
jiàn件
shì事
。
We can discuss that matter again in the afternoon.