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Definition(s) for: 半途而废

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
半途而废 bàn tú ér fèi - to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished

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HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
6 8 13,642 37,186 26,099

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
bàn- half
- semi-
- incomplete
- (after a number) and a half
- way
- route
- road
ér- and
- as well as
- and so
- but (not)
- yet (not)
- (indicates causal relation)
- (indicates change of state)
- (indicates contrast)
fèi- to abolish
- to abandon
- to abrogate
- to discard
- to depose
- to oust
- crippled
- abandoned
- waste
fèi- variant of 廢|废[fei4]
- disabled

Other Words Containing 半途而废

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
半途而废 6 8 13,642 37,186 26,099