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零敲碎打 — “To do something in a fragmented, piecemeal, or intermittent manner”

零敲碎打 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to do something in a fragmented, piecemeal, or intermittent manner”. To tackle tasks bit by bit.

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零敲碎打 Pronunciation and Pinyin

零敲碎打 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
零
líng13zero, odd, fragment, fall
敲
qiāo14strike, hit, or knock
碎
suì13shatter into small pieces
打
dǎ5to hit, strike, or play

Example Sentence with 零敲碎打

这个项目过于庞大,我们只能零敲碎打地完成各个部分。
This project is too large; we can only complete its various parts bit by bit.

Idioms Related to 零敲碎打

Synonyms of 零敲碎打

  • líng零dǎ打suì碎qiāo敲do things bit by bit and off and on

Antonyms of 零敲碎打

  • yī一qì气hē呵chéng成accomplished in one smooth continuous effort

More idioms starting with 零

  • líng零dīng丁gū孤kǔ苦alone, helpless, and miserable
  • líng零qī七bā八suì碎scattered and disorganized
  • líng零qī七suì碎bā八odds and ends
  • líng零guāng光piàn片yǔ羽a tiny fragment of something precious
  • líng零guī圭duàn断bì璧fragmented precious cultural relics
  • líng零zhū珠suì碎yù玉scattered precious fragments
  • líng零suì碎bù不quán全fragmented and incomplete
  • líng零luò落shān山qiū丘die and be buried in a desolate grave
  • líng零líng零sǎn散sǎn散scattered and sparse
  • líng零líng零xīng星xīng星scattered and sporadic
  • líng零líng零suì碎suì碎in small, scattered pieces

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Questions about 零敲碎打

What does 零敲碎打 mean?

零敲碎打 (líng qiāo suì dǎ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to do something in a fragmented, piecemeal, or intermittent manner”.

How do you pronounce 零敲碎打?

零敲碎打 is pronounced líng qiāo suì dǎ in Mandarin Chinese.

What is the Chinese definition of 零敲碎打?

形容以零零碎碎、断断续续的方式进行或处理。

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