眉毛胡子一把抓 méi mao hú zi yī bǎ zhuā

any-old-how, regardless of the specific task; careless

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. any-old-how, regardless of the specific task
  2. 2. careless

Characters

Character Meaning
眉 méi HSK 5
eyebrow; upper margin
毛 mao HSK 4
hair; wool; feather
胡 hú HSK 5
surname Hu; reckless; outrageous
子 zi HSK 1
(noun suffix); son; child
一 yī HSK 1
one; 1; single
把 bǎ HSK 3
particle marking the following noun as a direct object
抓 zhuā HSK 5
to grab; to catch; to arrest