Definition
七零八 is a rare and somewhat irregular four-character phrase that literally strings together the numbers 'seven, zero, eight'. In context, it functions as a colloquial expression meaning 'scattered, messy, or in disarray', often used to describe things that are out of order or not in sequence. It is not a standard chengyu and is very uncommon in modern usage; you are more likely to encounter the related chengyu 七零八落 (qī líng bā luò, 'scattered and broken'). This entry's POS is marked as 'm' (measure word), which is likely a data error — the phrase does not function as a classifier.
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(colloquial) scatteredmessyin disarray
Examples
- 七零八,。Tā de dōngxi fàng de qī líng bā de, hěn nán zhǎo.His things are placed in a mess, hard to find.
- 七零八。Zhèxiē wénjiàn qī líng bā de duī zài zhuōzi shàng.These documents are piled on the desk in disarray.
- 七零八,。Fángjiān lǐ de dōngxi qī líng bā yí piàn, xūyào shōushi.The room is in a scattered mess and needs tidying.
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