踉踉跄跄

踉踉蹌蹌

liàngliàngqiàngqiàng

idiom #46,903

Meanings

1 staggering
2 stumbling
3 walking unsteadily

Characters

Examples

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.

老人在冰上踉踉跄跄，差点摔倒。

Lǎorén zài bīngshàng 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