拖拖沓沓 — “To procrastinate”
拖拖沓沓 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to procrastinate”. To be slow and sloppy in doing things; dilatory. It can also refer to clothes being loose and ill-fitting. Literally, “dragging and sloppy”.
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拖拖沓沓 Pronunciation and Pinyin
拖拖沓沓 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 拖拖沓沓
他做事总是拖拖沓沓，很少能按时完成。
He always does things in a slow and sloppy manner, rarely finishing on time.
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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tiān天sǎo扫dì地garments excessively long, trailing on ground
- tuō拖jiā家dài带kǒu口burdened with a large family
- 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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What does 拖拖沓沓 mean?
拖拖沓沓 (tuō tuō tà tà) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to procrastinate”.
How do you pronounce 拖拖沓沓?
拖拖沓沓 is pronounced tuō tuō tà tà in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 拖拖沓沓 literally mean?
Literally, 拖拖沓沓 means “dragging and sloppy”. It is used to mean “to procrastinate”.
What is the Chinese definition of 拖拖沓沓?
指衣服松松垮垮，不合体。形容做事拖拉