拖沓 (tuō tà) — sluggish, dilatory, procrastinating

Definition

拖沓 (tuōtà) describes a person or work style that is slow and disorganized — 'sluggish and dilatory'. Used for ongoing habits or styles, not a one-time delay (which is 耽误).

adjective

sluggishdilatoryprocrastinating

Examples

拖沓，。
Tā zuò shì hěn tuō tà, cháng cháng dān wu shí jiān.
He does things very sluggishly and often delays time.
拖沓。
Wǒ men yào bì miǎn tuō tà de gōng zuò zuò fēng.
We should avoid a dilatory work style.
拖沓。
Zhè ge xiàng mù yīn wèi tuō tà de jìn dù ér shī bài le.
This project failed because of its sluggish progress.

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