HSK V7-9
Correct

连滚带爬

/ lián gǔn dài pá /
Strokes

Definition

rolling and crawling/trying frantically to escape (idiom)

Example

As a Verb

roll and crawl

1
liángǔndài
连滚带爬
dào
到达
le
tàishān
泰山
shāndǐng
山顶
  

I narrowly succeeded in reaching the top of Mount Tai.

As a Verb

narrowly pass (an examination, etc)

2
liángǔndài
连滚带爬
tōngguò
通过
le
lùnwén
论文
biàn
答辩
  

He barely passed the thesis defence.

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