半路

• Pinyin: bàn lù
• Desglose de hanzi: 半 = half; 路 = road/path

Significado

A mitad de camino; a medio proceso.

Can refer to the physical middle of a journey or, more commonly, to being partway through a process or career. Often used in expressions like 半路出家 (to take up a profession late in life).

Ejemplos

1. 我们半路上遇到了堵车，迟到了半小时。
2. 他半路改行做了程序员，现在混得还不错。
3. 项目进行到半路，投资方突然撤资了。

Guía de uso

Contexto: everyday, career

Tono: descriptive

Correcto

• 半路杀出个程咬金。(An unexpected interference halfway through.)
• 他是半路出家的设计师。(He switched to design mid-career.)

Incorrecto

• 把刚开始的事情说成'半路' (Don't use 半路 for something just beginning — it implies being already partway through)

Origen e historia

半 (half) + 路 (road/way). Halfway along the road.

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal