midway; halfway; in the middle of
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesnoun
midway; halfway; en route
neutralLiterally 'middle of the road'. Refers to a point during a journey, process, or activity, not necessarily the exact geographic center. Can refer to both physical travel and abstract processes.
Zài在
huí回
jiā家
de的
zhōng中
tú途
xià下
qǐ起
le了
dà大
yǔ雨
。
It started to rain heavily on the way home.
Tā他
yuán原
xiān先
shì是
xué学
jiàn建
zhù筑
gōng工
chéng程
de的
，
zhōng中
tú途
yòu又
gǎi改
háng行
gǎo搞
qǐ起
dì地
zhì质
lái来
le了
。
He originally studied civil engineering, but switched to geology halfway through.
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Zhè这
chǎng场
bǐ比
sài赛
tā他
zhōng中
tú途
tuì退
chū出
le了
。
He dropped out of the match midway.
Qǐng请
bú不
yào要
zhōng中
tú途
dǎ打
duàn断
wǒ我
de的
fā发
yán言
。
Please do not interrupt me in the middle of my speech.
Fēi飞
jī机
zài在
fēi飞
wǎng往
Niǔ纽
Yuē约
de的
tú途
zhōng中
xū需
yào要
zhōng中
tú途
jiā加
yóu油
。
The plane needs to refuel midway on its flight to New York.