半路

bànlù

noun HSK 7-9 #12,591

Meanings

他半路上改变了主意。

Tā bànlù shàng gǎibiàn le zhǔyì.

He changed his mind halfway through.

我半路遇到了一个老朋友。

Wǒ bànlù yùdào le yīgè lǎopéngyou.

I ran into an old friend on the way.

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.'

半 bàn

路 lù