拖泥带水 Traditional 拖泥帶水 tuō ní dài shuǐ 🔊 muddy and wet + Keep this word Meanings tuō ní dài shuǐ 拖泥帶水 (idiom) muddy and wet(idiom) (of speech, writing etc) slovenly; sloppy; (of actions) indecisive Its characters 拖tuōto dragHSK 6泥nímudHSK 6带dàibandHSK 3水shuǐwaterHSK 1