give up halfway; leave something unfinished ()
HSK 6
Traditional
半途而廢
Radicals
Stroke order
Examples
他在学习吉他时半途而废了。 tā zài xué xí jí tā shí bàn tú ér fèi le. - He gave up halfway through learning guitar.
这次项目不能半途而废。 zhè cì xiàng mù bù néng bàn tú ér fèi. - We cannot abandon this project halfway.
她总是半途而废，无法完成任务。 tā zǒng shì bàn tú ér fèi, wú fǎ wán chéng rèn wù. - She always gives up halfway and cannot complete tasks.
坚持下去，不要半途而废。 jiān chí xià qù, bù yào bàn tú ér fèi. - Keep going, don’t give up halfway.
很多人学语言时会半途而废。 hěn duō rén xué yǔ yán shí huì bàn tú ér fèi. - Many people give up halfway when learning a language.
Characters
半 bàn - half | HSK 3
而 ér - and; while | HSK 4
途 tú - way, route, road; Chinese surname |
废 fèi - give up, abandon, abolish; dethrone; useless, invalid; disabled; dispirited |