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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

零敲碎打 [língqiāosuìdǎ]
  1. 1. do things in bits and pieces
    我建议你把作业一次做完,别零敲碎打
    I suggest that you finish your homework in one go – don't do it in bits and pieces.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

零敲碎打 [língqiāosuìdǎ]
  1. 1. [Chinese idiom] do something bit by bit, off and on; adopt a piecemeal approach
    把这事一气儿解决了吧,别零敲碎打了。
    Let's settle the matter at one stroke, not piecemeal. or Let's do this at one go, not bit by bit.
    你一直这样零敲碎打,要干到什么时候啊!

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

零敲碎打 [língqiāosuìdǎ]
  1. 1. 以时断时续的方式做某件事。

Examples

你一直这样零敲碎打,要干到什么时候啊! 零敲碎打
我建议你把作业一次做完,别零敲碎打
I suggest that you finish your homework in one go – don't do it in bits and pieces. 零敲碎打

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