半途而废
Simplified word
半途而廢
Traditional word
半途而废 English definition
bàn tú ér fèi
- to give up halfway (idiom)
- leave sth unfinished
bàn tú ér fèi
- to give up halfway (idiom)
- leave sth unfinished
HSK level
Characters
- 半 (bàn): half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half;
- 途 (tú): way; route; road;
- 而 (ér): and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast);
- 废 (fèi): to abolish; to abandon; to abrogate; to discard; to depose; to oust; crippled; abandoned; waste;