nửa chừng

Vietnamese

Etymology

nửa +‎ chừng.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [nɨə˧˩ t͡ɕɨŋ˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [nɨə˧˨ t͡ɕɨŋ˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [nɨə˨˩˦ cɨŋ˨˩]

Adverb

nửa chừng

  1. half-done; unfinished; halfway (through)
    làm nửa chừng bỏ dở ― to leave a job unfinished
    bỏ học nửa chừng ― to drop out halfway through one's course
    Thang máy bị kẹt nửa chừng. ― The lift got stuck halfway up.
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