半途而废 (bàn tú ér fèi) — Chinese word meaning

听了他的解释，我半信半疑。

tīng le tā de jiě shì wǒ bàn xìn bàn yí

After hearing his explanation, I was skeptical.

这家公司专门生产半导体芯片。

zhè jiā gōng sī zhuān mén shēng chǎn bàn dǎo tǐ xīn piàn

This company specializes in producing semiconductor chips.

朝鲜半岛位于亚洲东部。

Cháoxiǎn Bàndǎo wèi yú Yàzhōu dōng bù

The Korean Peninsula is located in East Asia.

这个圆的半径是五厘米。

zhè ge yuán de bàn jìng shì wǔ lí mǐ

The radius of this circle is five centimeters.

半数学生通过了考试。

bàn shù xué sheng tōng guò le kǎo shì

Half of the students passed the exam.

半边天在各个领域都做出了巨大贡献。

bàn biān tiān zài gè gè lǐng yù dōu zuò chū le jù dà gòng xiàn

Women have made tremendous contributions in all fields.

参加活动的多半是年轻人。

cān jiā huó dòng de duō bàn shì nián qīng rén

Most of those participating in the activity are young people.

参加会议的人数已经过半。

cān jiā huì yì de rén shù yǐ jīng guò bàn

The number of people attending the meeting has already exceeded half.

不要中途放弃

bú yào zhōng tú fàng qì

Don't give up midway

我们沿途看到了很多美丽的风景。

wǒ men yán tú kàn dào le hěn duō měi lì de fēng jǐng

We saw a lot of beautiful scenery along the way.

路途虽然遥远，但风景很美。

lù tú suī rán yáo yuǎn dàn fēng jǐng hěn měi

Although the journey is long, the scenery is beautiful.

她完成了本科学业，进而攻读硕士学位。

tā wán chéng le běn kē xué yè jìn ér gōng dú shuò shì xué wèi

She completed her undergraduate studies, and then pursued a master's degree.

每个孩子都有自己的特点，不能一概而论。

měi ge hái zi dōu yǒu zì jǐ de tè diǎn bù néng yī gài ér lùn

Every child has their own characteristics; we cannot make sweeping generalizations.

至于他为什么离开，我们不得而知。

zhì yú tā wèi shén me lí kāi wǒ men bù dé ér zhī

As for why he left, we don't know.

听到这个消息，大家不约而同地鼓起掌来。

tīng dào zhè ge xiāo xi dà jiā bù yuē ér tóng de gǔ qǐ zhǎng lái

Upon hearing the news, everyone spontaneously applauded at the same time.

我的钱包不翼而飞了。

wǒ de qián bāo bú yì ér fēi le

My wallet disappeared without a trace.

诚实的重要性不言而喻。

chéng shí de zhòng yào xìng bù yán ér yù

The importance of honesty is self-evident.

他昨天不辞而别，谁也不知道他去了哪里。

tā zuó tiān bù cí ér bié shuí yě bù zhī dào tā qù le nǎ lǐ

He left without saying goodbye yesterday, nobody knows where he went.

这种似是而非的说法容易误导大众。

zhè zhǒng sì shì ér fēi de shuō fǎ róng yì wù dǎo dà zhòng

This kind of specious statement easily misleads the public.

面对记者的提问，他侃侃而谈，毫不紧张。

miàn duì jì zhě de tí wèn tā kǎn kǎn ér tán háo bù jǐn zhāng

Facing the reporters' questions, he spoke confidently and fluently, not nervous at all.

手工劳动逐渐被机器取而代之。

shǒu gōng láo dòng zhú jiàn bèi jī qì qǔ ér dài zhī

Manual labor is gradually being replaced by machines.

他连续工作了三天，疲劳程度可想而知。

tā lián xù gōng zuò le sān tiān pí láo chéng dù kě xiǎng ér zhī

He worked continuously for three days, so his level of fatigue goes without saying.

学习方法因人而异，要找到适合自己的方式。

xué xí fāng fǎ yīn rén ér yì yào zhǎo dào shì hé zì jǐ de fāng shì

Learning methods vary from person to person; you need to find the approach that suits you.

总而言之，学习中文需要耐心和努力。

zǒng ér yán zhī xué xí zhōng wén xū yào nài xīn hé nǔ lì

In summary, learning Chinese requires patience and effort.

打开门，海风扑面而来。

dǎ kāi mén hǎi fēng pū miàn ér lái

Opening the door, the sea breeze blew in my face.

他对那些复杂的人际关系总是敬而远之。

tā duì nà xiē fù zá de rén jì guān xi zǒng shì jìng ér yuǎn zhī

He always maintains a respectful distance from those complex interpersonal relationships.

天气时而晴朗，时而多云。

tiān qì shí ér qíng lǎng shí ér duō yún

The weather is sometimes sunny, sometimes cloudy.

这个问题的答案显而易见。

zhè ge wèn tí de dá àn xiǎn ér yì jiàn

The answer to this question is obvious.

天空乌云密布，继而下起了大雨。

tiān kōng wū yún mì bù jì ér xià qǐ le dà yǔ

The sky was covered with dark clouds, and then it started raining heavily.

这只是个误会而已。

zhè zhǐ shì gè wù huì ér yǐ

This is just a misunderstanding, that's all.

他一紧张就把秘密脱口而出了。

tā yī jǐn zhāng jiù bǎ mì mì tuō kǒu ér chū le

When he got nervous, he blurted out the secret.

她的才华让她在众多候选人中脱颖而出。

tā de cái huá ràng tā zài zhòng duō hòu xuǎn rén zhōng tuō yǐng ér chū

Her talent made her stand out among many candidates.

时间长了，两个人自然而然就成了好朋友。

shí jiān cháng le liǎng gè rén zì rán ér rán jiù chéng le hǎo péng you

Over time, the two naturally became good friends.

对他来说，解决这个问题轻而易举。

duì tā lái shuō jiě jué zhè ge wèn tí qīng ér yì jǔ

For him, solving this problem is effortless.

他锲而不舍地学习中文，终于通过了考试。

tā qiè ér bù shě de xué xí zhōng wén zhōng yú tōng guò le kǎo shì

He persistently studied Chinese and finally passed the exam.

请把废物扔进垃圾桶。

qǐng bǎ fèi wù rēng jìn lā jī tǒng

Please throw the waste into the trash can.

少说废话，直接告诉我答案。

shǎo shuō fèi huà zhí jiē gào su wǒ dá àn

Cut the nonsense, just tell me the answer directly.

许多人呼吁废除死刑。

xǔ duō rén hū yù fèi chú sǐ xíng

Many people call for the abolition of the death penalty.

这辆旧车已经报废了。

zhè liàng jiù chē yǐ jīng bào fèi le

This old car has been scrapped.

他最近过着颓废的生活。

tā zuì jìn guò zhe tuí fèi de shēng huó

He's been living a decadent life recently.