跌跌撞撞 (dié dié zhuàng zhuàng) — to stagger along, to lurch (physically); to blunder along, to do something clumsily (figuratively)
Definition
An adverbial bound form (used with 地 or 的) describing clumsy, unsteady movement or progress — physically staggering or figuratively blundering through.
bound form
to stagger alongto lurch (physically)to blunder alongto do something clumsily (figuratively)
Examples
- ，跌跌撞撞。Tā hē zuì le, zǒu lù dié dié zhuàng zhuàng de.He got drunk and walked staggering.
- 跌跌撞撞。Zhè ge xīn shǒu dié dié zhuàng zhuàng dì xué huì le kāi chē.The newbie learned to drive with a lot of stumbling.
- 跌跌撞撞。Gōng sī gāng qǐ bù shí dié dié zhuàng zhuàng dì zǒu guò le nán guān.The company stumbled through the difficult periods when it had just started.
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