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半途而废 (bàn tú ér fèi): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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半途而废 (bàn tú ér fèi): Give up halfway — Meaning & Stroke Order

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半途而废 consists of 4 characters.

road, way, journey

to abolish, discard, or become useless

How to Use 半途而废 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 半途而废 with other words naturally.

Idiom + Nounwith习惯

bàn半

tú途

ér而

fèi废

de的

xí习

guàn惯

neutral

the habit of giving up halfway

Adverb + Idiomwith不能

bù不

néng能

bàn半

tú途

ér而

fèi废

Verb + Idiom

zuò做

shì事

bàn半

tú途

ér而

fèi废

Example Sentences with 半途而废

tā他

xué学

huà画

huà画

，

dàn但

bàn半

neutral

cannot give up halfway

neutral

give up halfway in doing things

qiè切

jì忌

bàn半

tú途

ér而

fèi废

formalWritten

must avoid giving up halfway

tú

途

ér而

fèi废

le了

。

He learned painting, but gave up halfway.

zuò做

rèn任

hé何

shì事

dōu都

bù不

néng能

bàn半

tú途

ér而

fèi废

，

yào要

jiān坚

chí持

dào到

dǐ底

。

You must not give up halfway in doing anything; you must persevere to the end.

jǐn尽

guǎn管

kùn困

nán难

chóng重

chóng重

，

dàn但

tā他

chéng承

nuò诺

jué绝

bú不

huì会

ràng让

zhè这

xiàng项

yán研

jiū究

bàn半

tú途

ér而

fèi废

。

Despite numerous difficulties, he promised that he would never let this research project be abandoned halfway.

Show 6 More Sentences

nǐ你

nán难

dào道

yòu又

xiǎng想

bàn半

tú途

ér而

fèi废

，

fàng放

qì弃

hǎo好

bù不

róng容

yì易

zhēng争

qǔ取

lái来

de的

jī机

huì会

ma吗

？

Do you really want to give up halfway again and abandon the opportunity you worked so hard to get?

zhè这

ge个

xiàng项

mù目

hěn很

zhòng重

yào要

，

wǒ我

men

jiàn健

shēn身

xū需

yào要

chí持

zhī之

yǐ以

héng恒

，

bàn

tā他

cóng从

wèi未

zài在

rèn任

hé何

tiǎo挑

zhàn战

miàn面

qián

tā她

jiān坚

chí持

měi每

tiān天

pǎo跑

bù步

，

méi没

yǒu

wǒ我

men们

jué绝

bù不

néng能

yīn因

wèi为

zàn暂

shí时

de

们

bù不

néng能

bàn半

tú途

ér而

fèi废

。

This project is important, we cannot abandon it halfway.

半

tú途

ér而

fèi废

shì是

kàn看

bú不

dào到

rèn任

hé何

xiào效

guǒ果

de的

。

Fitness requires perseverance; you won't see any results if you give up halfway.

前

bàn半

tú途

ér而

fèi废

，

zhè这

zhǒng种

yì毅

lì力

lìng令

rén人

qīn钦

pèi佩

。

He has never given up halfway in the face of any challenge; such perseverance is admirable.

有

bàn半

tú途

ér而

fèi废

，

zhōng终

yú于

wán完

chéng成

le了

mǎ马

lā拉

sōng松

。

She persisted in running every day without giving up halfway, and finally completed the marathon.

的

cuò挫

zhé折

jiù就

bàn半

tú途

ér而

fèi废

，

bì必

xū须

jiān坚

chí持

dào到

dǐ底

。

We must never give up halfway because of temporary setbacks; we must persevere to the end.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 半途而废.

Words with 半

一半yī bàn
半场bàn chǎng
半夜bàn yè
半天bàn tiān
半岛bàn dǎo
半年bàn nián
半径bàn jīng
半数bàn shù

Words with 途

长途cháng túHSK 5
中途zhōng tú
前途qián tú
宦途huàn tú
旅途lǚ tú
沿途yán tú
用途yòng tú
路途lù tú

Words with 而

不但……而且……bù dàn ……ér qiě ……HSK 3
然而rán érHSK 4
从而cóng érHSK 5
反而fǎn ér
因而yīn ér
时而shí ér
继而jì ér
而且ér qiě

Words with 废

作废zuòfèi
废品fèi pǐn
废墟fèi xū
废弃fèi qì
废物fèi wù
废话fèi huà
废除fèi chú
报废bào fèi