zháo
sān
zháo
liǎng

idiom
common

Meaning of 着三不着两

着三不着两 means ill-considered; lacking proper judgment; inappropriate in speech or conduct; missing the mark. Pronounced zháo sān bù zháo liǎng.

  • ill-considered; lacking proper judgment; inappropriate in speech or conduct; missing the mark

Definitions & Examples

bàn
shì
zǒng
shì
zháo
sān
zháo
liǎng
 
ràng
rén
hěn
fàng
xīn
 

He always handles matters in an ill-judged manner, which makes people quite uneasy.

shuō
huà
zháo
sān
zháo
liǎng
de
 
hěn
róng
zuì
rén
 

You speak without due consideration, which makes it easy to offend others.

Zhè
piān
bào
dào
xiě
de
zháo
sān
zháo
liǎng
 
zhòng
diǎn
wán
quán
chū
 

This report is poorly written with no sense of proportion; the key points are completely lost.

zháo
sān
zháo
liǎng
de
jiě
shì
le
bàn
tiān
 
jiā
hái
shì
méi
míng
bai
de
si
 

He explained for a long time in a confused and inappropriate manner, but everyone still didn't understand what he meant.