半路

bànlù

noun #12,591

Meanings

1 halfway
2 midway
3 on the way

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Examples

HSK 3

我半路遇到了一个老朋友。

Wǒ bànlù yùdào le yígè lǎo péngyou.

I ran into an old friend on the way.

HSK 4

他半路上改变了主意。

Tā bànlù shàng gǎibiàn le zhǔyi.

He changed his mind halfway through.

Tips

usage

半路 can be literal (halfway on a road) or figurative (in the middle of a process). 半路出家 is an idiom meaning 'to switch careers midway.'

Stroke Order

半 bàn

路 lù