半途而废 (半途而廢)
bàn tú ér fèi
Pinyin
Definition
半途而废 (半途而廢)
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- to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 half
- 1 half
- 2 semi-
- 3 incomplete
- 4 (after a number) and a half
- 1 and
- 2 as well as
- 3 and so
- 4 but (not)
- 5 yet (not)
- 6 (indicates causal relation)
- 7 (indicates change of state)
- 8 (indicates contrast)
- 1 (not only ...) but also
- 2 moreover
- 3 in addition
- 4 furthermore
- 1 in the depth of the night
- 2 very late at night
Idioms (20)
一哄而散
- 1 to disperse in confusion (idiom)
一拥而入
- 1 to swarm in (of people etc) (idiom)
一望而知
- 1 to be evident at a glance (idiom)
一概而论
- 1 to lump different matters together (idiom)
一炮而红
- 1 to win instant success (idiom)
- 2 to become an instant hit