HSK 6 vocabulary › 半途而废
半途而废
半途而废 in English: to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished
bàn tú ér fèi
to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished
How to pronounce 半途而废
bàn tú ér fèi (without tone marks: ban tu er fei). bàn is a fourth (sharply falling) tone; tú is a second (rising) tone; ér is a second (rising) tone; fèi is a fourth (sharply falling) tone.
Characters in 半途而废
半 bàn
half; semi-; incomplete
half; semi-; incomplete
途 tú
way; route; road
way; route; road
而 ér
and; as well as; and so
and; as well as; and so
废 fèi
to abolish; to abandon; to abrogate
to abolish; to abandon; to abrogate
Related words
| 半 | bàn | half; semi- | HSK 3 |
| 不但……而且…… | búdàn…érqiě… | not only...; but also... | HSK 3 |
| 而 | ér | and; as well as | HSK 4 |
| 然而 | rán ér | however; yet | HSK 4 |
| 长途 | cháng tú | long distance | HSK 5 |
| 前途 | qián tú | prospects; future outlook | HSK 5 |
| 用途 | yòng tú | use; application | HSK 5 |
| 从而 | cóng ér | thus; thereby | HSK 5 |
| 反而 | fǎn ér | on the contrary; instead | HSK 5 |
| 因而 | yīn ér | therefore; as a result | HSK 5 |