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半 途而废 (bàn tú ér fèi)

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半途而废 means to start doing something, only to give up halfway. Literally, it means to walk half the road and give up.

半 (bàn): half
途 (tú): way or road (路途-lù tú)
而 (ér): conjunction meaning “but” here 废 (fèi): to abandon (eg. 废弃–fèi qì )

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“运动不能半途而废,要坚持不懈”

“yùndòng bùnéng bàntúérfèi, yào jiānchíbúxiè”

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“You can’t give up halfway with exercising - you need to persevere”

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