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七手八脚

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Collocation

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七手八脚地忙开了
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都七手八脚的
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七手八脚地做某事
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七手八脚的

Definition

七手八脚

Literally means:

seven hands and eight feets

Actually means:

with many people lending a hand; busily and without order

It means many people busy and lacking in order. Usually derogatory.

形容许多人一齐动手,忙乱没有条理。多具有贬色彩。

Example

Used as predicate or adverbial adjunct. (作谓语、状语)
1
men
你们
zhèyàng
这样
shǒujiǎo
七手八脚
de
buháng
不行
  
,
必须
àn
xiāngzi
箱子
shàng
de
shuōmíng
说明
  
,
fàngdào
放到
guīdìng
规定
de
fāng
地方
  

If you can't do this, you have to follow the instructions on the box, one by one, and put it in the prescribed place.

2
rán
突然
  
,
马路
shàng
yǒu
lǎotàitai
老太太
yūndǎo
晕倒
le
  
,
shang
路上
de
xíngrén
行人
dōu
tíng
le
xiàlai
下来
  
,
shǒujiǎo
七手八脚
jìnxíng
进行
qiǎngjiù
抢救
  

Suddenly, an old lady fainted on the road, and the pedestrians on the road stopped and rescued her with seven hands and eight feet.

3
qún
háizi
孩子
zài
lǎoshī
老师
de
dàilǐng
带领
xià
xué
学习
bāo
jiǎozi
饺子
  
,
háizi
孩子
men
kàndào
看到
jīng
已经
zhǔnbèi
准备
hǎo
de
jiǎozi
饺子皮
  
,
dōu
shǒujiǎo
七手八脚
máng
kāi
le
  

A group of children under the guidance of the teacher to learn to make dumplings, the children saw the ready dumpling skin, are all busy.

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