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CHINESE WORD

bàn tú ér fèi

半途而废

to give up halfway (idiom)

HSK 7-9
Numbered pinyin
ban4 tu2 er2 fei4
English meanings
to give up halfway (idiom), leave sth unfinished

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    zuò做shì事bùyào不要bàntúérfèi半途而废。

    Don't give up halfway.

  2. 02

    bìmiǎn避免bàntúérfèi半途而废。

    Avoid quitting halfway.

  3. 03

    bàntúérfèi半途而废hěn很kěxī可惜。

    A pity to quit halfway.

  4. 04

    jiānchí坚持dàodǐ到底。

    Stick to the end.

  5. 05

    jué绝bù不bàntúérfèi半途而废。

    Never quit halfway.

  6. 06

    yǒu有shǐ始yǒu有zhōng终。

    See it through.

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