半途而废 半途而廢
半途而废 半途而廢 bàn tú ér fèi ㄅㄢˋ ㄊㄨˊ ㄦˊ ㄈㄟˋ bun3 tou4 ji4 fai3 HSK 7-9
- to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished
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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
- 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
- 半价 半價 bàn jià ㄅㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄚˋ bun3 gaa3 half price
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
- 仕途 shì tú ㄕˋ ㄊㄨˊ si6 tou4 official career (formal)
- 半途 bàn tú ㄅㄢˋ ㄊㄨˊ bun3 tou4 halfway
- 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
而
- 偶而 ǒu ér ㄡˇ ㄦˊ ngau5 ji4 occasionally
- 反而 fǎn ér ㄈㄢˇ ㄦˊ faan2 ji4 on the contrary; instead
- 因而 yīn ér ㄧㄣ ㄦˊ jan1 ji4 therefore
- 从而 從而 cóng ér ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄦˊ cung4 ji4 thus; thereby
- 时而 時而 shí ér ㄕˊ ㄦˊ si4 ji4 occasionally; from time to time
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- 然而 rán ér ㄖㄢˊ ㄦˊ jin4 ji4 however; but; yet
- 继而 繼而 jì ér ㄐㄧˋ ㄦˊ gai3 ji4 then
- 而且 ér qiě ㄦˊ ㄑㄧㄝˇ ji4 ce2 (not only ...) but also
- 而已 ér yǐ ㄦˊ ㄧˇ ji4 ji5 that's all
- 而是 ér shì ㄦˊ ㄕˋ ji4 si6 rather
- 而言 ér yán ㄦˊ ㄧㄢˊ ji4 jin4 (typically preceded by 就…[jiu4 xx5] or 對…|对…[dui4 xx5] etc) as far as ... is concerned; speaking in terms of ...
- 进而 進而 jìn ér ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄦˊ zeon3 ji4 and then; and thereby; and in turn
- 一概而论 一概而論 yī gài ér lùn ㄧ ㄍㄞˋ ㄦˊ ㄌㄨㄣˋ jat1 koi3 ji4 leon6 to lump different matters together (idiom)
- 一般而言 yī bān ér yán ㄧ ㄅㄢ ㄦˊ ㄧㄢˊ jat1 bun1 ji4 jin4 generally speaking
- 不得而知 bù dé ér zhī ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄦˊ ㄓ bat1 dak1 ji4 zi1 unknown
- 不约而同 不約而同 bù yuē ér tóng ㄅㄨˋ ㄩㄝ ㄦˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ bat1 joek3 ji4 tung4 (idiom) (of two or more people) to take the same action without prior consultation; (usu. used adverbially) all (or both) of them, independently; as if by prior agreement
- 不翼而飞 不翼而飛 bù yì ér fēi ㄅㄨˋ ㄧˋ ㄦˊ ㄈㄟ bat1 jik6 ji4 fei1 to disappear without trace
- 不辞而别 不辭而別 bù cí ér bié ㄅㄨˋ ㄘˊ ㄦˊ ㄅㄧㄝˊ bat1 ci4 ji4 bit6 to leave without saying good-bye
- 似是而非 sì shì ér fēi ㄙˋ ㄕˋ ㄦˊ ㄈㄟ ci5 si6 ji4 fei1 apparently right but actually wrong; specious (idiom)
- 取而代之 qǔ ér dài zhī ㄑㄩˇ ㄦˊ ㄉㄞˋ ㄓ ceoi2 ji4 doi6 zi1 (idiom) to replace; to supersede; to take its (or her etc) place
废 廢
- 作废 作廢 zuò fèi ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄈㄟˋ zok3 fai3 to become invalid
- 报废 報廢 bào fèi ㄅㄠˋ ㄈㄟˋ bou3 fai3 to scrap; to dispose of (sth worn-out or damaged)
- 废品 廢品 fèi pǐn ㄈㄟˋ ㄆㄧㄣˇ fai3 ban2 production rejects
- 废墟 廢墟 fèi xū ㄈㄟˋ ㄒㄩ fai3 heoi1 ruins
- 废弃 廢棄 fèi qì ㄈㄟˋ ㄑㄧˋ fai3 hei3 to discard
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- 废止 廢止 fèi zhǐ ㄈㄟˋ ㄓˇ fai3 zi2 to repeal (a law)
- 废气 廢氣 fèi qì ㄈㄟˋ ㄑㄧˋ fai3 hei3 exhaust gas
- 废水 廢水 fèi shuǐ ㄈㄟˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ fai3 seoi2 waste water
- 废物 廢物 fèi wù ㄈㄟˋ ㄨˋ fai3 mat6 rubbish; waste material
- 废话 廢話 fèi huà ㄈㄟˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ fai3 waa2 nonsense; rubbish; superfluous words
- 废除 廢除 fèi chú ㄈㄟˋ ㄔㄨˊ fai3 ceoi4 to abolish
- 颓废 頹廢 tuí fèi ㄊㄨㄟˊ ㄈㄟˋ teoi4 fai3 decadent
- 废寝忘食 廢寢忘食 fèi qǐn wàng shí ㄈㄟˋ ㄑㄧㄣˇ ㄨㄤˋ ㄕˊ fai3 cam2 mong4 sik6 (idiom) to skip one's sleep and meals; to be completely wrapped up in one's work
- 三废 三廢 sān fèi ㄙㄢ ㄈㄟˋ saam1 fai3 three types of waste product, namely: waste water 废水, exhaust gas 废气, industrial slag 废渣
- 偏废 偏廢 piān fèi ㄆㄧㄢ ㄈㄟˋ pin1 fai3 to give unequal emphasis to
- 废人 廢人 fèi rén ㄈㄟˋ ㄖㄣˊ fai3 jan4 handicapped person
- 废土 廢土 fèi tǔ ㄈㄟˋ ㄊㄨˇ fai3 tou2 waste soil (excavation waste, contaminated soil etc)
- 废弛 廢弛 fèi chí ㄈㄟˋ ㄔˊ fai3 ci4 to fall into disuse (of laws, customs etc)
- 废掉 廢掉 fèi diào ㄈㄟˋ ㄉㄧㄠˋ fai3 diu6 to depose (a king)
- 废料 廢料 fèi liào ㄈㄟˋ ㄌㄧㄠˋ fai3 liu2 waste products
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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