muddle along; get by; get through
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 4 examplesidiom
to muddle along; to scrape by; to get by
neutralDescribes a passive, unambitious approach to life, accepting a barely adequate situation without trying to improve it.
Tā他
duì对
shēng生
huó活
méi没
yǒu有
guī规
huà划
，
yī一
zhí直
dōu都
shì是
dé得
guò过
qiě且
guò过
。
He has no plan for his life and has always just been muddling along.
Bì毕
yè业
hòu后
de的
nà那
jǐ几
nián年
，
tā他
méi没
yǒu有
mù目
biāo标
，
zhǐ只
néng能
dé得
guò过
qiě且
guò过
。
In the years after graduation, he had no goals and could only scrape by.
idiom
to be irresponsible; to do a perfunctory job; to work half-heartedly
derogatoryUsed to criticize a careless, negligent attitude towards work or duties.
Zhè这
fèn份
gōng工
zuò作
tā他
zuò做
de得
hěn很
mǎ马
hu虎
，
wán完
quán全
shì是
dé得
guò过
qiě且
guò过
de的
tài态
dù度
。
He did this job very carelessly, with a completely perfunctory attitude.
Jīng经
lǐ理
pī批
píng评
tā他
duì对
dài待
rèn任
wu务
dé得
guò过
qiě且
guò过
，
quē缺
fá乏
zé责
rèn任
xīn心
。
The manager criticized him for doing the task half-heartedly and lacking a sense of responsibility.