半路

• 拼音: bàn lù
• 汉字拆解: 半 = half; 路 = road/path

含义

Halfway; midway; on the way; partway through.

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).

例句

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。

用法指南

语境: everyday, career

语气: descriptive

正确说法

• 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.)

错误说法

• 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)

起源与历史

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

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal