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半途而廢

简半途而废 · 繁半途而廢

Mandarin · pinyin bàn tú ér fèi

to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished

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半: bàn · half
途: tú · way, road, path, journey; course
而: ér · and; and then; and yet; but; Kangxi radical 126
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废: fèi · abrogate, terminate, discard

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4–2–2–4 · ban4 tu2 er2 fei4

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bun3 tou4 ji4 fai3

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(idiomatic) to give up halfway through a task; to not finish what one has started

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