半天

tā bàn tiān shuō bù chū huà lái

她半天说不出话来。

She remained tongue-tied for a long time.

wǒ děng le bàn tiān lián gè yǐng zi yě méi jiàn dào

我等了半天连个影子也没见到。

I waited a long time, but not a soul turned up.

wǒ gěi nǐ jiě shì le zhè me bàn tiān nǐ hái bù míng bai

我给你解释了这么半天，你还不明白。

I have spent such a long time explaining it to you, but you still do not understand it.

měi rì gōng zuò bàn tiān

每日工作半天

work a half day every day

bàn tiān xiū jià

半天休假

half-holiday