nửa đường
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Definition
Adverbial phrase:
- Halfway: At or to a point equidistant from the beginning and the end of a distance, journey, or process.
Noun phrase (less common):
- The midpoint: The middle point or stage of something.
Usage Examples
- Adverbial phrase:
- Chúng tôi dừng lại nửa đường để nghỉ ngơi. (We stopped halfway to rest.)
- Cô ấy bỏ cuộc nửa đường. (She gave up halfway.)
- Noun phrase:
- Đây mới chỉ là nửa đường của dự án. (This is only the midpoint of the project.)
Advanced Usage
- Used figuratively to describe being in the middle of a process or state, not necessarily a physical distance.
- Câu chuyện của họ kết thúc nửa đường chừng. (Their story ended incompletely / was left unfinished.)
Variants and Related Words
- Nửa chừng (adverbial phrase): Halfway, incompletely. Often used interchangeably with but can emphasize abrupt stopping.
- Anh ấy dừng lời nửa chừng. (He stopped speaking mid-sentence.)
Synonyms
- Halfway
- Midpoint
- Midway
Related Idioms
- Bỏ dở nửa đường: To abandon something halfway; to leave something unfinished.
- Đừng bỏ dở nửa đường khi mọi việc đang tiến triển tốt. (Don't abandon it halfway when things are going well.)
- Half-way