生搬硬套
shēng​bān​yìng​tào

to copy mechanically

  • created sense approved 生搬硬套 · shēng​bān​yìng​tào · to copy mechanically — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    生搬硬套

    shēng​bān​yìng​tào

    to copy mechanically

    to copy someone else's theories, experiences, or methods and apply them indiscriminately without considering actual circumstances or practical needs

    生 (literal) → 生 · shēng · stiffly 搬 (literal) → 搬 · bān · to apply mechanically 硬 (literal) → 硬 · yìng · stubbornly 套 (literal) → 套 · tào · to copy

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense