零敲碎打

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

CEDICT

做事零碎沒有系統。如：「他這樣零敲碎打的，一點系統也沒有。」也作「零打碎敲」。

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 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
3 碎 suì
  1. (transitive or intransitive) to break into pieces; to shatter; to crumble
  2. broken; fragmentary; scattered
  3. garrulous
4 打 dǎ
  1. a semantically light, transitive verb that is combined with various grammatical objects to form compound verbs and verb-object phrases with a diverse range of meanings (e.g. 打傘 dǎsǎn "to hold an umbrella", 打電話 dǎdiànhuà "to make a phone call", 打針 dǎzhēn "to get an injection", 打手套 dǎshǒutào "to knit gloves", 打氣 dǎqì "to inflate")
  2. to hit; to strike
  3. to fight
  4. (coll.) from; since (as in 打那以後 dǎnàyǐhòu "since then")

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零打碎敲 língdǎsuìqiāo to do things in bits and pieces (idiom); piecemeal work