踉踉跄跄 (liàng liàng qiàng qiàng) — staggering, tottering, walking unsteadily
Definition
An onomatopoeic adverb meaning 'staggering, stumbling' — used as a vivid reduplicated (AABB) adverb, typically with 地 before a verb of walking.
bound form
staggeringtotteringwalking unsteadily
Examples
- ，踉踉跄跄。Tā hē zuì le, zǒu qǐ lù lái liàng liàng qiàng qiàng de.He got drunk and walked staggeringly.
- ，踉踉跄跄。Lǎo rén zhǔ zhe guǎi zhàng, liàng liàng qiàng qiàng dì wǎng qián zǒu.The old man walked unsteadily forward, leaning on his cane.
- ，踉踉跄跄。Tā shòu shāng hòu cóng dì shàng pá qǐ lái, liàng liàng qiàng qiàng dì lí kāi le.After being injured, he got up from the ground and staggered away.
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