see 零敲碎打 (scattered; piecemeal)
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
done piecemeal; in a scattered way; bit by bit
neutral与“零敲碎打”意思完全相同，是“零敲碎打”的另一种写法，可以互换使用。常指做事不集中、不系统、不连贯。
Tā他
xué学
xí习
wài外
yǔ语
zǒng总
shì是
líng零
dǎ打
suì碎
qiāo敲
，
méi没
yǒu有
xì系
tǒng统
jì计
huà划
。
He always studies foreign languages piecemeal, without a systematic plan.
Zhè这
ge个
gōng工
chéng程
bù不
néng能
líng零
dǎ打
suì碎
qiāo敲
de地
zuò做
，
xū需
yào要
jí集
zhōng中
lì力
liàng量
yī一
cì次
xìng性
wán完
chéng成
。
This project cannot be done bit by bit; we need to concentrate our efforts and finish it all at once.
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Jiā家
lǐ里
de的
wéi维
xiū修
huór活
bèi儿
tā被
líng他
dǎ零
suì打
qiāo碎
de敲
gàn地
wán干
le完
了
。
The repairs around the house were finished by him in a piecemeal fashion.