拖泥带水 (tuō ní dài shuǐ) — (chengyu) desordenado, descuidado, confuso (especialmente de escritura, habla o acción)

Definición

Ejemplos

• 他的文章写得拖泥带水，让人看不下去。
  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.
• 你说话别拖泥带水的，直接说重点。
  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.
• 他做事总是拖泥带水，效率很低。
  Tā zuò shì zǒng shì tuō ní dài shuǐ, xiào lǜ hěn dī.
  He always does things in a sloppy way, very inefficient.