líng
qiāo
suì

idiom
common

Meaning of 零敲碎打

零敲碎打 means to do something in bits and pieces; in a piecemeal, sporadic way. Pronounced líng qiāo suì dǎ.

  • to do something in bits and pieces; in a piecemeal, sporadic way

Definitions & Examples

méi
yǒu
tǒng
de
xué
huà
 
zhǐ
shì
líng
qiāo
suì
de
kàn
kan
shū
 

He doesn't have a systematic study plan, he just reads books in a piecemeal fashion.

Zhè
qián
yào
líng
qiāo
suì
de
huā
diào
 
zuì
hǎo
cún
lái
zuò
jiàn
shì
 

Don't spend this sum of money bit by bit; it's best to save it up for one major thing.

Zhè
xiàng
gōng
chéng
kào
líng
qiāo
suì
shì
wán
chéng
de
 
zhōng
liàng
hǎo
jiān
miè
zhàn
 

This project can't be finished through piecemeal efforts; we must concentrate our forces to fight a battle of annihilation.

líng
qiāo
suì
de
jiě
jué
wèn
 
zhì
dìng
wán
zhěng
de
fāng
àn
 

Rather than solving problems bit by bit, it's better to formulate a complete plan.