老牛破车 — “Describes someone who works very slowly and inefficiently”
老牛破车 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes someone who works very slowly and inefficiently”. Or is slow-witted and incompetent, much like an old ox pulling a dilapidated cart. Literally, “old ox pulling a broken-down cart”.
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老牛破车 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 老lǎo
- 牛niú
- 破pò
- 车chē
老牛破车 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 老牛破车
他处理事情总是老牛破车，效率很低，把大家伙儿都急坏了
He always handles things at a snail's pace, with very low efficiency, which makes everyone quite anxious.
Idioms Related to 老牛破车
More idioms starting with 老
- lǎo老bù不xiǎo晓shì事old and muddled
- lǎo老zhī之jiāng将zhì至old age is approaching
- lǎo老yú于shì世gù故worldly-wise and experienced
- lǎo老sēng僧rù入dìng定deeply absorbed and still
- lǎo老bā八bèi辈zi子extremely old-fashioned
- lǎo老yī医shǎo少bo卜Each has their own strengths
- lǎo老gǔ古bǎn板an old-fashioned stick-in-the-mud
- lǎo老gǔ古dǒng董old-fashioned person or thing
- lǎo老wú吾lǎo老yǐ以jí及rén人zhī之lǎo老Respect all elders as your own
- lǎo老dà大tú徒shāng伤Regret wasted youth in old age
- lǎo老dà大tú徒shāng伤bēi悲lament wasted youth in old age
- lǎo老dà大wú无chéng成grow old without achieving anything
Questions about 老牛破车
- What does 老牛破车 mean?
- 老牛破车 (lǎo niú pò chē) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes someone who works very slowly and inefficiently”.
- How do you pronounce 老牛破车?
- 老牛破车 is pronounced lǎo niú pò chē in Mandarin Chinese.
- What does 老牛破车 literally mean?
- Literally, 老牛破车 means “old ox pulling a broken-down cart”. It is used to mean “describes someone who works very slowly and inefficiently”.
- What is the Chinese definition of 老牛破车?
- 老牛拉破车。比喻做事慢吞吞，一点不利落。也比喻才能低。