半路出家 bàn lù chū jiā

switch to a job one was not trained for

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 53119th word

Definitions

  1. 1. switch to a job one was not trained for

Characters

Character Meaning
半 bàn HSK 3
half; (after a number) and a half; semi-
路 lù HSK 2
road; route; line (bus etc)
出 chū HSK 1
to go out; to come out
家 jiā HSK 1
home; family; classifier for families or businesses