拖泥带水 — “To be sloppy or dilatory in work or speech”
拖泥带水 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be sloppy or dilatory in work or speech”. To be indecisive and not straightforward. Literally, “dragging mud and carrying water”.
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拖泥带水 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 拖tuō
- 泥ní
- 带dài
- 水shuǐ
拖泥带水 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 拖泥带水
你做事情总是这样拖泥带水，什么时候才能完成呢？
You're always so sloppy and indecisive in your work; when will you ever get it done?
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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
Questions about 拖泥带水
- What does 拖泥带水 mean?
- 拖泥带水 (tuō ní dài shuǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be sloppy or dilatory in work or speech”.
- How do you pronounce 拖泥带水?
- 拖泥带水 is pronounced tuō ní dài shuǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
- What does 拖泥带水 literally mean?
- Literally, 拖泥带水 means “dragging mud and carrying water”. It is used to mean “to be sloppy or dilatory in work or speech”.
- What is the Chinese definition of 拖泥带水?
- 比喻说话做事不干脆利落。