半途而废半途而廢

bàn tú ér fèi

HSK level: HSK 7–9

Meaning

to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished

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Characters

半bànhalf; semi-, incomplete丷牛途túway, road, path, journey, course辶余而érand, and then, and yet; but 废fèito terminate; to discard; to abgrogate广发

Examples

半途而废是你所能做的最糟糕的事情。

bàn tú ér fèi shì nǐ suǒ néng zuò de zuì zāo gāo de shì qing。

Leaving something unfinished is the worst thing you can do.