零敲碎打 líng qiāo suì dǎ

DEFINITIONS

  1. to do things in bits and pieces (idiom); piecemeal work

CHARACTERS

零 líng
HSK 2
zero; fragment, fraction
敲 qiāo
HSK 4
strike, beat, pound, hammer; rap
碎 suì
HSK 5
break, smash; broken, busted
打 dǎ
HSK 1
strike, hit, beat; fight; attack