半途而废

Traditional (Taiwan): 半途而廢

On the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list, at CEFR level C1.

bàntúérfèi ㄅㄢˋ ㄊㄨˊ ㄦˊ ㄈㄟˋ

    • to give up halfway (idiom) leave sth unfinished

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