半途 bàn tú ㄅㄢˋ ㄊㄨˊ bun3 tou4
- halfway
- midway
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半
- 一半 yī bàn ㄧ ㄅㄢˋ jat1 bun3 half
- 半场 半場 bàn chǎng ㄅㄢˋ ㄔㄤˇ bun3 coeng4 half of a game or contest
- 半夜 bàn yè ㄅㄢˋ ㄧㄝˋ bun3 je6 midnight
- 半天 bàn tiān ㄅㄢˋ ㄊㄧㄢ bun3 tin1 half of the day
- 半岛 半島 bàn dǎo ㄅㄢˋ ㄉㄠˇ bun3 dou2 peninsula
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- 半年 bàn nián ㄅㄢˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ bun3 nin4 half a year
- 半数 半數 bàn shù ㄅㄢˋ ㄕㄨˋ bun3 sou3 half the number; half
- 半路 bàn lù ㄅㄢˋ ㄌㄨˋ bun3 lou6 halfway
- 多半 duō bàn ㄉㄨㄛ ㄅㄢˋ do1 bun3 most
- 大半 dà bàn ㄉㄚˋ ㄅㄢˋ daai6 bun3 more than half
- 过半 過半 guò bàn ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄢˋ gwo3 bun3 over fifty percent
- 半导体 半導體 bàn dǎo tǐ ㄅㄢˋ ㄉㄠˇ ㄊㄧˇ bun3 dou6 tai2 semiconductor
- 半决赛 半決賽 bàn jué sài ㄅㄢˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄙㄞˋ bun3 kyut3 coi3 semifinals
- 半边天 半邊天 bàn biān tiān ㄅㄢˋ ㄅㄧㄢ ㄊㄧㄢ bun3 bin1 tin1 half the sky
- 半信半疑 bàn xìn bàn yí ㄅㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄅㄢˋ ㄧˊ bun3 seon3 bun3 ji4 (idiom) half believing, half doubting; not quite convinced; skeptical
- 半真半假 bàn zhēn bàn jiǎ ㄅㄢˋ ㄓㄣ ㄅㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ bun3 zan1 bun3 gaa2 (idiom) half true and half false
- 半途而废 半途而廢 bàn tú ér fèi ㄅㄢˋ ㄊㄨˊ ㄦˊ ㄈㄟˋ bun3 tou4 ji4 fai3 to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished
- 上半 shàng bàn ㄕㄤˋ ㄅㄢˋ soeng6 bun3 first half
- 下半 xià bàn ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄅㄢˋ haa6 bun3 second half
- 半个 半個 bàn ge ㄅㄢˋ ˙ㄍㄜ bun3 go3 half of sth
途
- 中途 zhōng tú ㄓㄨㄥ ㄊㄨˊ zung1 tou4 midway
- 前途 qián tú ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄨˊ cin4 tou4 prospects
- 旅途 lǚ tú ㄌㄩˇ ㄊㄨˊ leoi5 tou4 journey; trip
- 沿途 yán tú ㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄨˊ jyun4 tou4 along the sides of the road
- 用途 yòng tú ㄩㄥˋ ㄊㄨˊ jung6 tou4 use; application
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- 路途 lù tú ㄌㄨˋ ㄊㄨˊ lou6 tou4 (lit. and fig.) road
- 途中 tú zhōng ㄊㄨˊ ㄓㄨㄥ tou4 zung1 en route
- 途径 途徑 tú jìng ㄊㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄥˋ tou4 ging3 way; means; channel
- 长途 長途 cháng tú ㄔㄤˊ ㄊㄨˊ coeng4 tou4 long distance
- 半途而废 半途而廢 bàn tú ér fèi ㄅㄢˋ ㄊㄨˊ ㄦˊ ㄈㄟˋ bun3 tou4 ji4 fai3 to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished
- 仕途 shì tú ㄕˋ ㄊㄨˊ si6 tou4 official career (formal)
- 危途 wēi tú ㄨㄟ ㄊㄨˊ ngai4 tou4 dangerous road
- 命途 mìng tú ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄊㄨˊ ming6 tou4 the course of one's life
- 在途 zài tú ㄗㄞˋ ㄊㄨˊ zoi6 tou4 in transit (of passengers, goods etc)
- 坦途 tǎn tú ㄊㄢˇ ㄊㄨˊ taan2 tou4 highway
- 征途 zhēng tú ㄓㄥ ㄊㄨˊ zing1 tou4 long journey
- 正途 zhèng tú ㄓㄥˋ ㄊㄨˊ zing3 tou4 see 正路
- 歧途 qí tú ㄑㄧˊ ㄊㄨˊ kei4 tou4 fork in a road
- 归途 歸途 guī tú ㄍㄨㄟ ㄊㄨˊ gwai1 tou4 the way back
- 畏途 wèi tú ㄨㄟˋ ㄊㄨˊ wai3 tou4 dangerous road
Idioms with these characters
- 半路出家 bàn lù chū jiā ㄅㄢˋ ㄌㄨˋ ㄔㄨ ㄐㄧㄚ bun3 lou6 ceot1 gaa1 lit. to enter monastic life at a mature age (idiom)
- 半通不通 bàn tōng bù tōng ㄅㄢˋ ㄊㄨㄥ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥ bun3 tung1 bat1 tung1 to not fully understand (idiom)
- 半途而废 半途而廢 bàn tú ér fèi ㄅㄢˋ ㄊㄨˊ ㄦˊ ㄈㄟˋ bun3 tou4 ji4 fai3 to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished
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- 半推半就 bàn tuī bàn jiù ㄅㄢˋ ㄊㄨㄟ ㄅㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ bun3 teoi1 bun3 zau6 half willing and half unwilling (idiom); to yield after making a show of resistance
- 半信半疑 bàn xìn bàn yí ㄅㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄅㄢˋ ㄧˊ bun3 seon3 bun3 ji4 (idiom) half believing, half doubting; not quite convinced; skeptical
- 半真半假 bàn zhēn bàn jiǎ ㄅㄢˋ ㄓㄣ ㄅㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ bun3 zan1 bun3 gaa2 (idiom) half true and half false
- 黑天半夜 hēi tiān bàn yè ㄏㄟ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄅㄢˋ ㄧㄝˋ hak1 tin1 bun3 je6 (idiom) in the middle of the night
- 毁誉参半 毀譽參半 huǐ yù cān bàn ㄏㄨㄟˇ ㄩˋ ㄘㄢ ㄅㄢˋ wai2 jyu6 caam1 bun3 (idiom) to receive both praise and criticism; to get mixed reviews
- 三更半夜 sān gēng bàn yè ㄙㄢ ㄍㄥ ㄅㄢˋ ㄧㄝˋ saam1 gaang1 bun3 je6 (idiom) in the depth of the night; very late at night
- 深更半夜 shēn gēng bàn yè ㄕㄣ ㄍㄥ ㄅㄢˋ ㄧㄝˋ sam1 gang1 bun3 je6 in the dead of night (idiom)
- 假途灭虢 假途滅虢 jiǎ tú miè Guó ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄊㄨˊ ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ gaa2 tou4 mit6 gwik1 lit. a short-cut to crush Guo (idiom); fig. to connive with sb to damage a third party, then turn on the partner
- 荆棘载途 荊棘載途 jīng jí zài tú ㄐㄧㄥ ㄐㄧˊ ㄗㄞˋ ㄊㄨˊ ging1 gik1 zoi3 tou4 lit. a path covered in brambles
- 老马识途 老馬識途 lǎo mǎ shí tú ㄌㄠˇ ㄇㄚˇ ㄕˊ ㄊㄨˊ lou5 maa5 sik1 tou4 an old horse knows the way (idiom); an experienced worker knows what to do
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- 命途多舛 mìng tú duō chuǎn ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄊㄨˊ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄔㄨㄢˇ ming6 tou4 do1 cyun2 to meet with many difficulties in one's life (idiom)
- 穷途末路 窮途末路 qióng tú mò lù ㄑㄩㄥˊ ㄊㄨˊ ㄇㄛˋ ㄌㄨˋ kung4 tou4 mut6 lou6 lit. the path exhausted, the end of the road (idiom); an impasse
- 日暮途穷 日暮途窮 rì mù tú qióng ㄖˋ ㄇㄨˋ ㄊㄨˊ ㄑㄩㄥˊ jat6 mou6 tou4 kung4 sunset, the end of the road (idiom); in terminal decline
- 识途老马 識途老馬 shí tú lǎo mǎ ㄕˊ ㄊㄨˊ ㄌㄠˇ ㄇㄚˇ sik1 tou4 lou5 maa5 lit. an old horse knows the way home (idiom); fig. in difficulty, trust an experience colleague
- 视为畏途 視為畏途 shì wéi wèi tú ㄕˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄨㄟˋ ㄊㄨˊ si6 wai4 wai3 tou4 to view as dangerous (idiom); afraid to do sth
- 殊途同归 殊途同歸 shū tú tóng guī ㄕㄨ ㄊㄨˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄟ syu4 tou4 tung4 gwai1 different routes to the same destination (idiom); fig. different means of achieve the same end
Example sentences
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不要 半途而废 半途而廢 。
Once you have begun to do something, never give up.
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你 做事 不能 半途而废 半途而廢 。
You shouldn't do things by halves.
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半途而废 半途而廢 是 你 所能 做 的 最 糟糕 的 事情 。
Leaving something unfinished is the worst thing you can do.
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