- 草草收兵
- cao3 cao3 shou1 bing1to work vaguely then retreat (idiom); sloppy and half-hearted, half-baked* * *草草收兵cǎo cǎo shōu bīngwithdraw troops in a hurry; declare the matter closed before it is thoroughly settled; beat a hasty retreat; hastily wind up the matter* * *草草收兵|草草收兵 [cǎo cǎo shōu bīng] ► to work vaguely then retreat (idiom); sloppy and half-hearted ► half-baked
Chinese-English dictionary. Academic. 2013.