半途而废 bàn tú ér fèi

to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished

HSK 6

Word data

HSK 6
Frequency 13610th word

Definitions

  1. 1. to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished

Characters

Character Meaning
半 bàn HSK 3
half; (after a number) and a half; semi-
途 tú HSK 5
route; road; way
而 ér HSK 3
and; but (not); (indicates contrast)
废 fèi HSK 5
to abolish; to abandon; to discard