What does 半途而废 mean in Chinese?
半途而废 (bàntú’érfèi) means to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished.
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
半途而废
to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished
ABOUT THIS ENTRY
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
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How do you pronounce 半途而废?
半途而废 is pronounced bàntú’érfèi.
Is 半途而废 an HSK word?
半途而废 is on the HSK 7-9 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
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