踉踉跄跄

踉踉蹌蹌

liàngliàngqiàngqiàng

idiom #46,903

Meanings

1 staggering
2 stumbling
3 walking unsteadily

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

他喝多了，踉踉跄跄地走出酒吧。

Tā hē duō le, liàngliàngqiàngqiàng de zǒu chū jiǔbā.

He'd had too much to drink and staggered out of the bar.

HSK 5

老人在冰上踉踉跄跄，差点摔倒。

Lǎorén zài bīng shàng liàngliàngqiàngqiàng, chàdiǎn shuāidǎo.

The old man stumbled on the ice and nearly fell.

Tips

usage

Almost always used adverbially with 地 plus a verb of motion (走/跑/跟). Vividly pictures someone off-balance from illness, injury, drink, or rough terrain.

Stroke Order

踉 liàng

跄 qiàng