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连滚带爬

連滾帶爬
liángǔn-dàipá
idiom HSK 7-9

Meanings

  1. 1 to roll and crawl
  2. 2 in a desperate scramble
  3. 3 in a great hurry and panic

Examples

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.
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.

Tips

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.

Stroke Order

连 lián
滚 gǔn
带 dài
爬 pá