半途而廢

半途而废
bàntúérfèi
to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 半途 bàntú
  1. halfway
  2. midway
2 而 ér
  1. and
  2. as well as
  3. and so
  4. but (not)
  5. yet (not)
  6. (indicates causal relation)
  7. (indicates change of state)
  8. (indicates contrast)
3 廢 fèi
  1. to abolish
  2. to abandon
  3. to abrogate
  4. to discard
  5. to depose
  6. to oust
  7. crippled
  8. abandoned
  9. waste