halfway; midway; in the middle of something
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesnoun
midpoint of a journey; halfway mark
Literal meaning, refers to the physical middle of a path or trip.
Wǒ我
men们
zǒu走
dào到
bàn半
lù路
，
tū突
rán然
xià下
qǐ起
le了
dà大
yǔ雨
。
When we were halfway there, it suddenly started pouring.
Chē车
zài在
bàn半
lù路
pāo抛
máo锚
le了
，
wǒ我
men们
zhǐ只
hǎo好
bù步
xíng行
。
The car broke down halfway, so we had to walk.
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Tā他
shuō说
yào要
yī一
qǐ起
zǒu走
，
jié结
guǒ果
zài在
bàn半
lù路
guǎi拐
jìn进
le了
lìng另
yī一
jiā家
diàn店
。
He said we'd go together, but halfway there he turned into another store.
noun
midway through a process; in the middle of an action
informalFigurative meaning, used when an activity is interrupted or when someone is deeply engaged. Can be used with "儿" (半路儿) in colloquial speech.
Diàn电
yǐng影
kàn看
dào到
bàn半
lù路
，
tā他
tū突
rán然
xiǎng想
qǐ起
yǒu有
jiàn件
jí急
shì事
。
In the middle of watching the movie, he suddenly remembered something urgent.
Huì会
yì议
kāi开
le了
yī一
bàn半
，
lǎo老
bǎn板
jiù就
bàn半
lù路
lí离
kāi开
le了
。
The meeting was halfway through when the boss left midway.
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Zhè这
gè个
xiàng项
mù目
jìn进
xíng行
dào到
bàn半
lù路
，
zī资
jīn金
tū突
rán然
duàn断
le了
。
The project was halfway done when the funding suddenly stopped.