半小时 半小時 bàn xiǎo shí ㄅㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕˊ bun3 siu2 si4

  • half an hour; 30 minutes

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 半 (1 of 3) — stroke by stroke.

Draw each stroke of the character in order using your mouse or finger. A hint appears after three misses.

Example sentences

  • 她 ( tā taa1 ) 让 讓 ( ràng joeng6 ) 我等 ( wǒ děng ngo5 dang2 ) 了 ( le liu5 ) 半小时 半小時 ( bàn xiǎo shí bun3 siu2 si4 )。

    She kept me waiting for 30 minutes.

  • 她 ( tā taa1 ) 让 讓 ( ràng joeng6 ) 他 ( tā taa1 ) 等 ( děng dang2 ) 了 ( le liu5 ) 半小时 半小時 ( bàn xiǎo shí bun3 siu2 si4 )。

    She kept him waiting half an hour.

  • 我等 ( wǒ děng ngo5 dang2 ) 了 ( le liu5 ) 接近 ( jiē jìn zip3 gan6 ) 半小时 半小時 ( bàn xiǎo shí bun3 siu2 si4 )。

    I was kept waiting for nearly half an hour.

  • 事故 ( shì gù si6 gu3 ) 耽误 耽誤 ( dān wu daam1 ng6 ) 了 ( le liu5 ) 我们 我們 ( wǒ men ngo5 mun4 ) 半小时 半小時 ( bàn xiǎo shí bun3 siu2 si4 )。

    An accident delayed us for half an hour.

  • 搭 ( dā daap3 ) 帐篷 帳篷 ( zhàng peng zoeng3 pung4 ) 花 ( huā faa1 ) 了 ( le liu5 ) 我们 我們 ( wǒ men ngo5 mun4 ) 半小时 半小時 ( bàn xiǎo shí bun3 siu2 si4 )。

    It took us half an hour to set up the tent.

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