七拉八扯 — “To talk aimlessly and discursively”
七拉八扯 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to talk aimlessly and discursively”. To bring up irrelevant topics or drag in various unrelated people/things haphazardly.
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七拉八扯 Pronunciation and Pinyin
七拉八扯 Character Breakdown
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大家围坐在一起，七拉八扯地聊着家长里短，气氛很是轻松愉快。
Everyone sat around, chatting aimlessly about daily trifles, and the atmosphere was very relaxed and pleasant.
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More idioms starting with 七
- qī七qī七bā八bā八more or less; in bits and pieces
- qī七shàng上bā八xià下agitated and restless
- qī七shàng上bā八luò落agitated and unsettled
- qī七le了bā八dāng当Everything is properly arranged and settled
- qī七shì事bā八shì事numerous and jumbled matters
- qī七dào倒bā八wāi歪in complete disarray
- qī七shí十èr二biàn变numerous and varied transformations
- qī七shí十èr二háng行all trades and professions
- qī七kǒu口bā八zuǐ嘴many people talking at once
- qī七zuǐ嘴bā八zhāng张many people talking at once
- qī七zuǐ嘴bā八shé舌many people talking at once
- qī七dà大bā八xiǎo小of varying or uneven sizes
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What does 七拉八扯 mean?
七拉八扯 (qī lā bā chě) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to talk aimlessly and discursively”.
How do you pronounce 七拉八扯?
七拉八扯 is pronounced qī lā bā chě in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 七拉八扯?
①指漫无边际地闲谈。②指乱拉来一大堆人。