拉胯

lākuà
adjective

Meanings

  1. 1 lame
  2. 2 disappointing
  3. 3 to drop the ball
  4. 4 underperforming

Examples

HSK 3
Zhècì bǐsài wǒmen duì tài lākuà le.
Our team really dropped the ball in this match.
HSK 5
Xīn chū de shǒujī xìngnéng yǒudiǎn lākuà.
The new phone's performance is kind of disappointing.
HSK 5
Guānjiàn shíkè bié lākuà.
Don't choke at the critical moment.

Tips

register
Internet slang, mid-2010s onward, originally Northeastern dialect. Used about teammates, products, or yourself when something falls flat. Casual, fine in chat and among friends, off-limits in formal writing.
memory
(drag) + (hips), picture someone whose hips drag along instead of stepping up: that's the vibe of falling short.

Stroke Order

kuà