Definition & Meaning

1.half of a day

2.a long time; quite a while; quite a long time

bàn shǎng

半 晌

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1
n.dialhalf of a day
- hòu bàn shǎng
  后半晌
  afternoon
- qián bàn shǎng
  前半晌
  morning
synonym
bàn tiān半天 bàn rì半日
2
n.diala long time; quite a while; quite a long time
- xiū xi le bàn shǎng cái huǎn guò jìn lai
  休息了半晌才缓过劲来
  recover one's strength after a long rest
- tā kāi chē kāi le bàn shǎng cái dào zhè lǐ
  他开车开了半晌才到这里。
  It took him quite a long time to drive here.
- tā men zài nà lǐ zuò le bàn shǎng
  他们在那里坐了半晌。
  They sat there for a long while.
synonym
bàn tiān半天 bàn rì半日

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