No. 5,294 in Chinese
中途
"Middle of the way" or "midway."
In a sentence
我们在中途停下休息了。
We stopped halfway to rest.
Here, '中途' refers to 'halfway' or 'on the way', indicating a point during the journey.
他听到消息后中途改变了计划。
After hearing the news, he changed his plans halfway.
In this sentence, '中途' suggests a moment during an ongoing process where a change took place, emphasizing interruption or alteration.
比赛中途必须暂停，因为下雨了。
The competition had to pause halfway because it rained.
The term '中途' denotes 'during the event', illustrating that the interruption happened while the activity was proceeding.
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