大而化之 dà ér huà zhī

DEFINITIONS

  1. careless
  2. sloppy

CHARACTERS

大 dà
HSK 1
big, great, vast, large, high
而 ér
HSK 3
and; and then; and yet; but
化 huà
HSK 3
change, convert, reform; -ize
之 zhī
HSK 4
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to