零敲碎打

líng qiāo suì dǎ

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1. to do things in bits and pieces (idiom); piecemeal work

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Child Words of 零敲碎打

• 打 打 dá: dozen (loanword)
• 打 打 dǎ: to beat
• 敲 敲 qiāo: to hit
• 碎 碎 suì: to break down
• 零 零 líng: zero