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拖天扫地

拖天扫地 — “Dragging to the sky and sweeping the ground”

拖天扫地 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describing garments that are so excessively long they trail on the ground”. Literally, “Dragging to the sky and sweeping the ground”.

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拖天扫地 Pronunciation and Pinyin

拖天扫地 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
拖
tuō8drag, delay, procrastinate
天
tiān4sky, heaven, day, nature
扫
sǎo6sweep, clear, scan, dampen
地
dì6earth, ground, land, place

Example Sentence with 拖天扫地

她穿着一件拖天扫地的长裙,走起路来颇有几分飘逸
She wore a floor-length gown that trailed on the ground, moving with a graceful flow.

Idioms Related to 拖天扫地

More idioms starting with 拖

  • tuō拖rén人xià下shuǐ水drag someone into trouble
  • tuō拖rén人luò落shuǐ水drag someone into trouble
  • tuō拖ér儿dài带nǚ女burdened with young children
  • tuō拖hòu后tuǐ腿hinder someone's progress
  • tuō拖jiā家dài带kǒu口burdened with a large family
  • tuō拖tuō拖lā拉lā拉to procrastinate and be slow
  • tuō拖tuō拖tà沓tà沓procrastinate; slow and sloppy
  • tuō拖yóu油píng瓶child from a previous marriage
  • tuō拖ní泥dài带shuǐ水sloppy, indecisive, or not straightforward
  • tuō拖jiāng浆dài带shuǐ水muddled and indecisive
  • tuō拖nán男dài带nǚ女bringing along children, facing hardships
  • tuō拖nán男xié挟nǚ女burdened with many children

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Questions about 拖天扫地

What does 拖天扫地 mean?

拖天扫地 (tuō tiān sǎo dì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describing garments that are so excessively long they trail on the ground”.

How do you pronounce 拖天扫地?

拖天扫地 is pronounced tuō tiān sǎo dì in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 拖天扫地 literally mean?

Literally, 拖天扫地 means “Dragging to the sky and sweeping the ground”. It is used to mean “describing garments that are so excessively long they trail on the ground”.

What is the Chinese definition of 拖天扫地?

形容衣服过长。

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