半途而废

bàn tú ér fèi

to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished

他半夜出去

tā bàn yè chū qù

He goes out in the middle of the night

找你半天了

zhǎo nǐ bàn tiān le

I was looking for you for half a day.

而且你迟到了

ér qiě nǐ chí dào le

And you're late

我回来待半天

wǒ huí lai dāi bàn tiān

I return to stay for half a day.

而且我不会说英语

ér qiě wǒ bù huì shuō Yīng yǔ

And i don't speak english

我今天七点半起床

wǒ jīn tiān qī diǎn bàn qǐ chuáng

I got up at half past seven today

这本书我看了半年

Zhè běn shū wǒ kànle bànnián

I have been reading this book for half a year

可是有半天的路呢！

kě shì yǒu bàn tiān de lù ne！

But it's half a day's journey!

我只喝了一半的茶。

Wǒ zhǐ hēle yībàn de chá.

I only drank half of the tea.

我只喝了半杯咖啡。

Wǒ zhǐ hēle bàn bēi kāfēi.

I only drank half a cup of coffee.