老牛破車 lǎo niú pò chē

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. old ox pulling a shabby cart (idiom)
  2. fig. slow and inefficient

CHARACTERS

老 lǎo
HSK 1
old, aged; experienced
牛 niú
HSK 2
cow, ox, bull; KangXi radical93
破 pò
HSK 4
break, ruin, destroy; rout
車 chē cart, vehicle; carry in cart