半途而废 Chinese English dictionary 半途而废 translate 半途而废 pinyin

半途而废

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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
半途而废 bàntú'érfèi	半途而废 \| 半途而废* \| *半途而废	to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished	半途而廢 HSK 7-9

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Character		Tot Str Rad / Str	Mandarin Pīnyīn	Unihan Definition standalone and in compounds	Jyutping Cantonese	Variant Four corner Cangjie
半	半 \| 半* \| *半	5画十 + 3	bàn	half	bun3	9050.0 FQ


途	途 \| 途* \| *途	10画辵辶 + 7	tú	way, road, path, journey; course	tou4	3830.9 YOMD


而	而 \| 而* \| *而	6画而 + 0	ér, néng	and; and then; and yet; but; Kangxi radical 126	ji4	1022.7 MBLL


废	废 \| 废* \| *废	8画广 + 5	fèi	abrogate, terminate, discard	fai3	廢 0024 IIVE

Word decomposition:

Simplified		English Definition
半途而废 bàntú'érfèi	半途而废 \| 半途而废* \| *半途而废	to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished


半 bàn	半 \| 半* \| *半	half / semi- / incomplete / (after a number) and a half


半途 bàntú	半途 \| 半途* \| *半途	halfway / midway


途　tú	途 \| 途* \| *途	way / route / road


而　　ér	而 \| 而* \| *而	and / as well as / and so / but (not) / yet (not) / (indicates causal relation) / (indicates change of state) / (indicates contrast)


废　　　fèi	废 \| 废* \| *废	to abolish / to abandon / to abrogate / to discard / to depose / to oust / crippled / abandoned / waste


废　　　fèi	废 \| 废* \| *废	variant of 廢｜废 / disabled

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