半途而廢 bàn tú ér fèi

to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

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)
廢 fèi
to abolish; to abandon; to discard