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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

大手大脚 [dàshǒudàjiǎo]
  1. 1. be extravagant
    他花钱大手大脚的。
    He's very extravagant with money.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

大手大脚 [dàshǒudàjiǎo]
  1. 1. [Chinese idiom] wasteful; extravagant
    他是大手大脚过惯了的。
    He has been used to extravagance.
    现在人们好像都变得大手大脚了。
    It seems people have become very free with their money these days.
    他花钱一向大手大脚,毫不在乎。
    由俭入奢易,由奢入俭难,小时候就大手大脚的人过不了艰苦日子。

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

大手大脚 [dàshǒudàjiǎo]
  1. 1. 形容不精打细算,对财物的使用没有节制。

Examples

他是大手大脚过惯了的。
He has been used to extravagance. 大手大脚
现在人们好像都变得大手大脚了。
It seems people have become very free with their money these days. 大手大脚
他花钱一向大手大脚,毫不在乎。 大手大脚
由俭入奢易,由奢入俭难,小时候就大手大脚的人过不了艰苦日子。 大手大脚
咱家根基不好,你花钱不要大手大脚的。 根基
他花钱大手大脚的。
He's very extravagant with money. 大手大脚
厂长这样大手大脚花钱,真是个败家子。 败家子
工资不少,但架不住大手大脚地花。 架不住
他手松,花钱大手大脚 手松

Word Decomposition


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