"Sporadic" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 零星 | líng xīng | fragmentary / random / bits and pieces / sporadic |   |
| 零落 | líng luò | withered and fallen / scattered / sporadic | |
| 哩哩啦啦 | lī lī lā lā | scattered / intermittent / sporadic / on and off / stop and go | |
| 时断时续 | shí duàn shí xù | stopping and starting / intermittent / sporadic / on and off | |
| 一曝十寒 | yī pù shí hán | one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius) / fig. to work for a bit then skimp / sporadic effort / lack of sticking power / short attention span | |
| 一暴十寒 | yī pù shí hán | one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius) / fig. to work for a bit then skimp / sporadic effort / short attention span | |
