东一榔头西一棒子 dōng yī láng tóu xī yī bàng zi

work here and there; act with no plan

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. banging away clumsily in all directions with no overall vision

Characters

Character Meaning
东 dōng HSK 1
east; surname Dong
一 yī HSK 1
one; 1; single
榔 láng
tall tree (archaic)
头 tóu HSK 3
head; the top; end
西 xī HSK 1
west; the West; abbr. for Spain 西班牙xī bān yá
一 yī HSK 1
one; 1; single
棒 bàng HSK 4
wonderful; strong; capable
子 zi HSK 1
(noun suffix); son; child