零敲碎打 líng qiāo suì dǎ

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

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 97416th word

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
零 líng HSK 2
zero; fractional; fraction
敲 qiāo HSK 4
to knock; to tap; to strike
碎 suì HSK 5
to break into pieces; fragmentary; to break down
打 dǎ HSK 1
to hit; to strike; to beat