拖浆带水 — “To be muddled and indecisive”
拖浆带水 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be muddled and indecisive”. To be long-winded and unclear in speech or action; to be sloppy or messy in handling affairs. Literally, “dragging mud and bringing water”.
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拖浆带水 Pronunciation and Pinyin
拖浆带水 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 拖浆带水
他在会议上的发言总是拖浆带水，没有明确的结论。
His speech at the meeting was always muddled and indecisive, without a clear conclusion.
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Synonyms of 拖浆带水
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- 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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Open the tool →Questions about 拖浆带水
What does 拖浆带水 mean?
拖浆带水 (tuō jiāng dài shuǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be muddled and indecisive”.
How do you pronounce 拖浆带水?
拖浆带水 is pronounced tuō jiāng dài shuǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 拖浆带水 literally mean?
Literally, 拖浆带水 means “dragging mud and bringing water”. It is used to mean “to be muddled and indecisive”.
What is the Chinese definition of 拖浆带水?
在泥水中行走被泥水玷污。比喻说话做事不干脆利落