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中途半端 (chuutohanpa) Japanese meaning: halfway | Kotomora
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You can't succeed with a half-hearted attitude.
The plan ended up unfinished.
You'll embarrass yourself if you talk with half-baked knowledge.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと〉 〉 を 中途半端ちゅうとはんぱ にする to leave something half-finished or half-done
It's not good to leave your work half-done and go home.
中途半端ちゅうとはんぱ なまま 〈 動詞どうし〉 〉 to do something while it's still left half-finished
The plan ended up left half-finished.
中途半端ちゅうとはんぱ な 気持きも ちで 〈 動詞どうし〉 〉 to do something with a half-hearted attitude
If you start with a half-hearted attitude, you won't keep it up.
中途半端ちゅうとはんぱ に 終お わる to end up incomplete or unfinished
The story ended abruptly, left unfinished.
Kanji 半 half, middle, odd number Related words 生半可 describes shallow or incomplete knowledge/skill, while 中途半端 covers a broader range of half-hearted attitudes, actions, or states.
不完全 is a neutral, formal word for 'incomplete' or 'imperfect', whereas 中途半端 carries a negative nuance of lacking commitment or follow-through.
いい加減 emphasizes carelessness or irresponsibility in doing something, while 中途半端 focuses on the unfinished, half-done result of that attitude.
中途半端 is a colloquial, often critical term for something left halfway done, while 未完成 is a neutral, formal description of something not yet finished.
Opposites· 5 完璧 describes something done perfectly and completely, the opposite of 中途半端's unfinished, half-hearted state.
中途半端 describes something left incomplete or half-hearted, the opposite of 本格的 in its 'full-scale, serious' sense.
中途半端 describes something done incompletely or halfway, the opposite of the exhaustive completeness implied by 徹底.
Show 2 more Don't confuse with 半端 alone means 'odd number' or 'a leftover fraction/incomplete quantity', while 中途半端 specifically describes a half-hearted or unfinished attitude or state.
半分 simply means 'half' as a fraction or quantity, whereas 中途半端 describes an unsatisfactory, incomplete way of doing or being something.
Etymology A yojijukugo composed of 中途 (midway) and 半端 (half, incomplete). The combination reinforces the idea of being stuck in the middle or not fully carried out.
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中途半端 describes a half-hearted, inconsistent effort, the opposite of the steadfast single-mindedness expressed by 一筋.
中途半端 describes something left half-finished or halfhearted, the opposite of the exhaustive completeness expressed by 徹底的.
