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半途而废

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HSK 6 4-character word Traditional 半途而廢

What 半途而废 means

1. to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished

The characters in 半途而废

• 半bànhalf; semi-; incomplete
• 途túway; route; road
• 而érand; as well as; and so
• 废fèito abolish; to abandon; to abrogate

Example sentences

• 不要半途而废。
  Bù yào bàntú'érfèi.
  Once you have begun to do something, never give up.
• 你做事不能半途而废。
  Nǐ zuòshì bù néng bàntú'érfèi.
  You shouldn't do things by halves.
• 半途而废是你所能做的最糟糕的事情。
  Bàntú'érfèi shì nǐ suǒnéng zuò de zuì zāogāo de shìqing.
  Leaving something unfinished is the worst thing you can do.