半途而废 meaning in English
to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished
Meaning of 半途而废
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
bàntú'érfèi
- to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished
半途而废 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
不要半途而废。
Once you have begun to do something, never give up.
半途而废是你所能做的最糟糕的事情。
Leaving something unfinished is the worst thing you can do.
你做事不能半途而废。
You shouldn't do things by halves.
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半 bàn · half · 5 strokes
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途 tú · way · 10 strokes
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而 ér · and · 6 strokes
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废 fèi · to abolish · 8 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 半途而废.
| 一半 | yībàn | half |
| 半年 | bàn nián | half a year |
| 半天 | bàntiān | half of the day; a long time |
| 而且 | érqiě | (not only ...) but also; moreover; in addition; furthermore |
| 半夜 | bànyè | midnight; in the middle of the night |
| 而是 | ér shì | rather |
| 然而 | rán'ér | however; but; yet |
| 反而 | fǎn'ér | on the contrary; instead |
| 前途 | qiántú | prospects; future outlook |
| 途中 | túzhōng | en route |
| 用途 | yòngtú | use; application |
| 长途 | chángtú | long distance; long-distance phone call (abbr. for 長途電話|长途电话[chang2 tu2 dian4 hua4]) |
Questions about 半途而废
What does 半途而废 mean?
半途而废 (bàntú'érfèi) means "to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished".
How do you write 半途而废?
半途而废 is made of 4 characters: 半 (5 strokes), 途 (10 strokes), 而 (6 strokes), 废 (8 strokes). That is 29 strokes in total.
Is 半途而废 an HSK word?
Yes. 半途而废 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 半途而废 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 半途而废 is written 半途而廢.