连滚带爬

連滾帶爬

liángǔn-dàipá

idiom

Meanings

HSK 5

孩子摔倒后连滚带爬地爬了起来。

Háizi shuāidǎo hòu liángǔn-dàipá de pá le qǐlái.

The child fell and scrambled back up.

HSK 6

他吓得连滚带爬地跑了出去。

Tā xià de liángǔn-dàipá de pǎo le chūqù.

He was so scared that he scrambled out in a panic.

usage

This idiom describes someone moving clumsily and desperately, usually out of fear or panic. It's vivid and slightly humorous.

grammar

Follows the pattern 连A带B (both A and B together), a common Chinese idiom structure.

连 lián

滚 gǔn

带 dài

爬 pá