Definition
半路 is a noun meaning the midpoint or halfway point of a journey. It's often used in the phrase 半路上 ('on the way', 'midway') to indicate that something happens while traveling or during a process. Figuratively, it can refer to interrupting or changing course partway through an activity, as in 半路出家 ('to switch careers mid-life').
n.
midpoint of a journeyhalfway point(figurative) midway through a processpartway
Examples
- 半路。Wǒmen zǒu dào bàn lù tūrán xià qǐ le dàyǔ.We were halfway there when it suddenly started raining heavily.
- 半路。Tā zài bàn lù shàng yù dào le yí gè lǎo péngyou.He ran into an old friend on the way.
- 半路，。Zhège xiàngmù bù néng bàn lù ér fèi, bìxū zuò wán.This project can't be abandoned halfway; we must finish it.
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