中途半端

ちゅうとはんぱ

Meanings

1. な-adjective, の-adjective, Noun halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked; half-cocked; half-hearted; half-arsed; half-assed

Kanji

• 中 middle. Read as チュウ.
• 途 route
• 半 half. Read as ハン.
• 端 edge. Read as は.

Example sentences

• 何事も中途半端にするな。
  Don't do anything by halves.
• 何でも屋は何でも中途半端。
  Jack of all trades, and master of none.
• 仕事は中途半端なままにしてはいけない。
  Don't leave your work unfinished.
• 仕事を中途半端で辞めてはいけない。
  Don't leave your work half finished.
• 仕事を中途半端にするな。
  Don't leave your work half done.

Word lists

• Yojijukugo (四字熟語)
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