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半途而废

bàntú’érfèi

Traditional: 半途而廢

to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished

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Meaning of 半途而废 in English

bàntú’érfèiHSK 7–9Syllabus #5488
  1. to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished

Example sentences

  1. 半途而废是你所能做的最糟糕的事情。
    bàn tú ér fèi shì nǐ suǒ néng zuò de zuì zāo gāo de shì qíng。
    Leaving something unfinished is the worst thing you can do.
    Tatoeba #1394876 by mtdot · #1193965 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

Sentence pinyin is generated automatically and may contain errors.

Characters

半 on its own →
bàn · half

HSK words with 半

半HSK 1一半HSK 1半天HSK 3半夜HSK 5半岛HSK 7–9半径HSK 7–9半数HSK 7–9多半HSK 7–9过半HSK 7–9半边天HSK 7–9
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HSK words with 途

长途HSK 5前途HSK 5用途HSK 5旅途HSK 6途径HSK 6路途HSK 7–9沿途HSK 7–9中途HSK 7–9

HSK words with 而

而且HSK 3而HSK 4然而HSK 4从而HSK 5反而HSK 5因而HSK 5进而HSK 6而已HSK 7–9继而HSK 7–9时而HSK 7–9
废 on its own →
fèi · to abolish

HSK words with 废

废HSK 7–9报废HSK 7–9废除HSK 7–9废话HSK 7–9废品HSK 7–9废弃HSK 7–9废物HSK 7–9废墟HSK 7–9颓废HSK 7–9作废HSK 7–9

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