草率收兵
cǎo shuài shōu bīng
Pinyin

Definition

草率收兵
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cǎo shuài shōu bīng
  1. to work vaguely then retreat (idiom); sloppy and half-hearted
  2. half-baked

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

bīng qì
  1. 1 weaponry
  2. 2 weapons
  3. 3 arms
shōu
  1. 1 to receive
  2. 2 to accept
  3. 3 to collect
  4. 4 to put away
  5. 5 to restrain
  6. 6 to stop
  7. 7 in care of (used on address line after name)
shōu rù
  1. 1 to take in
  2. 2 income
  3. 3 revenue
  4. 4 classifier: 笔 bǐ
  5. 5 classifier: 个 gè
shōu dào
  1. 1 to receive
shōu shi
  1. 1 to put in order
  2. 2 to tidy up
  3. 3 to pack
  4. 4 to repair
  5. 5 (coll.) to sort sb out
  6. 6 to fix sb

Idioms (20)

人生一世,草木一春
rén shēng yī shì , cǎo mù yī chūn
  1. 1 Man has but one life, grass but one spring (idiom). fig. the brevity of human existence
先礼后兵
xiān lǐ hòu bīng
  1. 1 peaceful measures before using force (idiom); diplomacy before violence
  2. 2 jaw-jaw is better than war-war
兔子不吃窝边草
tù zi bù chī wō biān cǎo
  1. 1 A rabbit doesn't eat the grass by its own burrow (idiom); One shouldn't do anything to harm one's neighbors.
全民皆兵
quán mín jiē bīng
  1. 1 to bring the entire nation to arms (idiom)
兵不血刃
bīng bù xuè rèn
  1. 1 lit. no blood on the men's swords (idiom); fig. an effortless victory