- 草率收兵
- cao3 shuai4 shou1 bing1to work vaguely then retreat (idiom); sloppy and half-hearted, half-baked* * *草率收兵cǎo shuài shōu bīngwithdraw (recall) troops in a careless way -- hastily to declare the matter closed; call off a battle perfunctorily; declare the matter closed before it is thoroughly settled; wind up (the struggle) in a hurry* * *草率收兵|草率收兵 [cǎo shuài shōu bīng] ► to work vaguely then retreat (idiom); sloppy and half-hearted ► half-baked
Chinese-English dictionary. Academic. 2013.