连滚带爬

連滾帶爬
liángǔndàipá
idiom HSK 7

Meanings

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

Examples

Tā xià de liángǔndàipá de pǎo le chūqù.
He was so scared that he scrambled out in a panic.
Háizi shuāidǎo hòu liángǔndàipá 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 AB (both A and B together), a common Chinese idiom structure.

Stroke Order

lián
gǔn
dài