Word information
Simplified半途而废
Traditional半途而廢
Pinyinbàntú’érfèi
Part of speechv
HSK 3.07-9
HSK 2.06
Chinese word dictionary
半途而废
bàntú’érfèi · to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished
Character breakdown
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How to learn 半途而废
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半bàn
half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half
一半yíbànhalf
半天bàntiānhalf of the day; a long time; quite a while; midair; CL:個|个[ge4]
而且érqiě(not only ...) but also; moreover; in addition; furthermore
而érand; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast)
然而rán’érhowever; but; yet