Definition

1. Adverb:
   • Halfway; in the middle: Refers to a point or stage that is neither the beginning nor the end of a process, action, or journey.
   • Unfinished; incomplete: Describes an action that was stopped or abandoned before completion, leaving it partial or not whole.

Usage Examples

• Adverb:
  • Công việc này mới làm được nửa chừng. (This work is only halfway done.)
  • Anh ấy bỏ học nửa chừng. (He dropped out of school halfway through.)
  • Câu chuyện dừng lại nửa chừng. (The story stopped in the middle.)

Advanced Usage

• Used to describe actions, processes, or states that are suspended or terminated prematurely, often implying a lack of commitment or an unforeseen interruption.
  • Dự án bị hủy nửa chừng vì thiếu kinh phí. (The project was canceled midway due to a lack of funding.)

Variants and Related Words

• Nửa vời (adj/phr): Often used interchangeably with "nửa chừng" to describe something done half-heartedly or incompletely.
  • Lời xin lỗi nửa vời. (A half-hearted apology.)

Synonyms

• Halfway: At a point equidistant from the beginning and the end.
• Midway: In the middle of a process or distance.
• Incomplete: Not finished or total.

Related Idioms

• Làm nửa chừng bỏ dở: To leave a job unfinished; to start something and abandon it partway through.
  • Đừng có thói quen làm nửa chừng bỏ dở. (Don't make a habit of leaving things half-finished.)

1. Unfinished, incomplete
   • Làm nửa chừng bỏ dở
     To leave a job unfinished