拖泥带水 (tuō ní dài shuǐ) — (chengyu) messy, slovenly, muddled (especially of writing, speaking, or acting)
Definition
A chengyu meaning 'messy, muddled, slovenly' — used to criticize writing, speech, or work that drags on without getting to the point.
idiom
(chengyu) messyslovenlymuddled (especially of writing, speaking, or acting)
Examples
- 拖泥带水，。Tā de wén zhāng xiě dé tuō ní dài shuǐ, ràng rén kàn bú xià qù.His article is written in a messy way that makes it hard to read.
- 拖泥带水，。Nǐ shuō huà bié tuō ní dài shuǐ de, zhí jiē shuō zhòng diǎn.Don't be so muddled when you speak; just get to the point.
- 拖泥带水，。Tā zuò shì zǒng shì tuō ní dài shuǐ, xiào lǜ hěn dī.He always does things in a sloppy way, very inefficient.
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