半 途 而 废

bàntú'érfèi

Meaning

to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished

Example

你做事不能半途而废。

You shouldn't do things by halves.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

bànHSK 15 strokeshalf túHSK 410 strokesway érHSK 26 strokesand fèiHSK 68 strokesto abolish

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