磕磕绊绊

kē ke bàn bàn de zǒu huí jiā qù

磕磕绊绊地走回家去

stumble home

zhè tiáo lù kē ke bàn bàn de shí zài nán zǒu

这条路磕磕绊绊的，实在难走。

The road is much too rough, very hard to walk on.

lǎo tóu kē ke bàn bàn kuà guò mén kǎn jìn le wū

老头磕磕绊绊跨过门槛进了屋。

The old man shuffled over the threshold into the room.

kē ke bàn bàn de dú shū

磕磕绊绊地读书

read with difficulty

tā shuō huà kē ke bàn bàn

她说话磕磕绊绊。

She speaks with a stammer.

wǒ suǒ néng zuò de jǐn jǐn shì kē ke bàn bàn de yǎn zòu

我所能做的仅仅是磕磕绊绊地演奏。

All I can do is to just play the instrument.

shì qing jìn xíng dé kē ke bàn bàn

事情进行得磕磕绊绊。

The affair is making faltering progress.

wǒ men de guān xi zài kē ke bàn bàn zhōng kāi shǐ le

我们的关系在磕磕绊绊中开始了。

Our relationship had gotten off to a rocky start.