- 好半天 hǎobàntiān quite a long timea long while; a good part of the day; for a long time
- 老半天 lǎobàntiān a long time(colloquial) a long time; quite a while; ages. Often used to emphasize that the speaker feels a duration of time has been especially long.
- 上半天 shàngbàntiān morningmorning; the period from dawn until noon
- 大半天 dàbàntiān more than half a daya period of time longer than half a daylight day but less than a full day
- 一半天 yībàntiān in a day or two(colloquial) in a day or two; soon; within a short period of time
- 下半天 xiàbàntiān afternoonthe time from noon until sunset
- 前半天 qiánbàntiān morningThe first half of the day; the time from early morning until noon.
- 头半天 tóubàntiān morningthe first half of the day; forenoon
- 晚半天儿 wǎnbàntiānr late afternooncolloquial term for the time near dusk; late afternoon
- 头半天儿 tóubàntiānr morningmorning; the first half of the day; forenoon.
- 后半天 hòubàntiān afternoonthe second half of the day; afternoon
- 前半天儿 qiánbàntiānr morningmorning; forenoon; the first half of the day
- 晚半天 wǎnbàntiān late afternoonthe later part of the afternoon
