马马虎虎 meaning in Chinese
1.(马虎; 草率) palter with something; careless; casual; make a hash of something; slack; sloppiness in work; sloppy; take [do] things in a slipshod [slapdash; perfunctory] manner 短语和例子
2.(凑合; 将就; 勉强) fair to middling; just passable; not so bad, not so good; just so-so 短语和例子
Examples
- "how's business?" "oh, only so so. "
“生意怎么样？”“嗯，马马虎虎。” - He can speak english , after a fashion .
他英语讲得马马虎虎。 - In fact he gave them a tolerable repast .
事实上他只给他们一顿马马虎虎的便餐。 - Each day humboodt gave himself a perfunctory shave .
洪堡每天都是马马虎虎地刮刮脸。 - Ask them to be more careful. do n't let them get slack .
叫他们小心些，不要马马虎虎。