How to Say ‘For half an hour’ in Traditional Chinese
有半個時辰
💬 Usage Tip: [時辰] historically refers to a two-hour period; here, it's figuratively used for half an hour.
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: Time expressions in Chinese often use traditional units reflecting historic ways of timekeeping.
Phrase Breakdown
有
there is
Indicates existence or presence.
有一個人
there is a person
半個
half
Refers to half of something.
半個小時
half an hour
時辰
time period
A Chinese division of time lasting about two hours.
一個時辰
one period (two hours)
Word-by-Word Breakdown
有
[yǒu]
have
Indicates possession or existence of something.
我有一個好朋友。
I have a good friend.
半
[bàn]
half
Indicates one half of a whole.
我們只用了半個小時。
We only used half an hour.
個
[gè]
measure word for time, events, etc.
A measure word for various items.
請給我一個蘋果。
Please give me an apple.
時辰
[shí chén]
time unit (two hours)
A traditional Chinese time unit equivalent to two hours.
我們在這裡等了半個時辰。
We waited here for half a time unit.
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