WordTaiwan frequency #28,174
半途而廢
ㄅㄢˋ ㄊㄨˊ ㄦˊ ㄈㄟˋ
“give up halfway; abandon something before completion; fail to finish what one started”
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半
ㄅㄢˋ
Half; semi-; incomplete; in the middle; a very small amount; part of something; and a half (after a number).
途
ㄊㄨˊ
Road; way; route; path; journey; course; can also mean scope or range.
而
ㄦˊ
A conjunction connecting clauses or phrases; indicates addition, contrast, or a causal relationship; also used to indicate a change of state.
廢
ㄈㄟˋ
to abolish; to abandon; to discard; to depose; crippled; disabled; useless; to decay; to ruin
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Words sharing these characters
Vocabulary built from the same characters — most common first
- 而且ㄦˊ ㄑㄧㄝˇmoreover; furthermore; in addition; also; used to add another point or strengthen a previous statement
- 而是ㄦˊ ㄕˋrather; instead; used to contrast or correct, introducing the true or preferred alternative
- 然而ㄖㄢˊ ㄦˊhowever; but; yet; used to introduce a contrasting or unexpected idea.
- 反而ㄈㄢˇ ㄦˊon the contrary; used to introduce an unexpected or opposite result; instead.
- 而已ㄦˊ ㄧˇused at the end of a sentence to mean 'that's all'; merely; nothing more; just
- 一半ㄧ ㄅㄢˋhalf; one of two equal parts; 50%.
- 因而ㄧㄣ ㄦˊtherefore; as a result; thus; (Taiwan, informal) carelessly, casually
- 進而ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄦˊand then; and thereby; and in turn
- 多半ㄉㄨㄛ ㄅㄢˋmost; mostly; the greater part; most likely; probably
- 途中ㄊㄨˊ ㄓㄨㄥon the way; en route; during a journey or process.
- 從而ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄦˊthereby; thus; as a result; used to introduce a consequence, purpose, or outcome following a reason or method
- 廢棄物ㄈㄟˋ ㄑㄧˋ ㄨˋwaste; refuse; discarded materials that pollute the environment; such as garbage, sewage, animal carcasses, or industrial waste