半途而废
bàn tú ér fèi
to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished
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而且你迟到了
ér qiě nǐ chí dào le
And you're late
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.
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
他不但聪明，而且英俊。
tā bù dàn cōng ming， ér qiě yīng jùn。
He is not only smart, but handsome.
我只是想看电影，而已。
wǒ zhǐ shì xiǎng kān diàn yǐng， ér yǐ。
I just want to watch a movie, that's all.
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!