Definition

1. Adverbial phrase:

   • Halfway: At or to a point equidistant from the beginning and the end of a distance, journey, or process.

2. 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.)

1. Half-way