零打碎敲

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

CEDICT

做事没有系统，零碎拼凑而成。如：「创业要有计画，像你这样零打碎敲的，哪裡能成功？」也作「零敲碎打」。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 零 líng
  1. zero
  2. nought
  3. zero sign
  4. fractional
  5. fragmentary
  6. odd (of numbers)
  7. (placed between two numbers to indicate a smaller quantity followed by a larger one)
  8. fraction
  9. (in mathematics) remainder (after division)
  10. extra
  11. to wither and fall
  12. to wither
2 打碎 dǎsuì to shatter; to smash; to break into pieces
3 敲 qiāo
  1. to hit
  2. to strike
  3. to tap
  4. to rap
  5. to knock
  6. to rip sb off
  7. to overcharge

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零敲碎打 língqiāosuìdǎ to do things in bits and pieces (idiom); piecemeal work