摊子 (tān zi) — vendor's stand; stall; (figurative) state of affairs; setup (of an organization, project, etc.)
Definition
摊子 (tānzi) is a noun for a street vendor's stall, and figuratively a messy or unwieldy 'setup' — often used in 烂摊子 ('a mess nobody wants') to describe a troubled organization or situation.
noun
vendor's standstall(figurative) state of affairssetup (of an organization, project, etc.)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 摊子，。Tā zài jiē biān bǎi le yí gè tān zi, mài shǒu gōng yì pǐn.He set up a stall on the street selling handicrafts.
- 摊子，。Gōng sī xiàn zài de tān zi tài dà le, hěn nán guǎn lǐ.The company's current setup is too big and hard to manage.
- 。Zhè ge làn tān zi méi yǒu rén yuàn yì jiē shǒu.This messy situation nobody wants to take over.
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