半路出家 bàn lù chū jiā

DEFINITIONS

  1. switch to a job one was not trained for

CHARACTERS

半 bàn
HSK 3
half
路 lù
HSK 2
road, path, street; journey
出 chū
HSK 1
go out, send out; stand; produce
家 jiā
HSK 1
house, home, residence; family