Meaning of 老牛破车
老牛破车 means like an old ox pulling a broken cart; (fig.) working slowly and inefficiently. Pronounced lǎo niú pò chē.
- like an old ox pulling a broken cart; (fig.) working slowly and inefficiently
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
zuò做
shì事
qing情
jiù就
xiàng像
lǎo老
niú牛
pò破
chē车
，
jí急
sǐ死
rén人
了
。
He works like an old ox pulling a broken cart—it's absolutely maddening.
Zhè这
me么
jiǎn简
dān单
de的
rèn任
wu务
，
nǐ你
què却
zuò做
de得
xiàng像
lǎo老
niú牛
pò破
chē车
。
Such a simple task, yet you handled it as slowly as an old ox pulling a broken cart.
Wǒ我
men们
bù不
néng能
lǎo老
niú牛
pò破
chē车
shì似
de的
gàn干
huó活
，
yào要
jiā加
kuài快
jìn进
dù度
。
We can't work like an old ox pulling a broken cart; we need to speed up.