七零八落 qī líng bā luò — in tatters; scattered and fragmented

七零八落
qī líng bā luò

Characters: 七 · 零 · 八 · 落

Definitions

  1. in tatters; scattered and fragmented

More definitions

CC-CEDICT

  1. (idiom) everything broken and in disorder

zdic(汉典)

  1. 零碎的;不完整的
  2. 形容散乱不齐

ExtDict

  1. 形容零散稀疏的样子。特指原来又多又整齐的东西现在零散了。

Examples

  • 敌军被打得七零八落，狼狈逃窜。

    The enemy troops were routed and scattered, fleeing in disarray.

  • 搬家后，书堆得七零八落。

    After the move, the books were piled up in disorder.