半途而廢 - Give Up Halfway - Traditional Chinese word mnemonic

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半途而廢

give up halfway

半

half

途

route

而

and

廢

to discard

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give up halfway

to give up halfway, quit halfway, leave something unfinished

To 半途而廢 give up halfway is to cross 半 half of the 途 route to accomplish a task, 而 and at that point 廢 discarding the goal entirely and giving up.

他常常半途而廢。

He often gives up halfway.

她從來不會半途而廢。

She never gives up halfway.

不要半途而廢，堅持到最後。

Don't give up halfway, persist until the end.