七七八八 more or less
Explanation
形容数量繁多，杂乱无章，或形容事情不完整，比较粗略，大概的情况。
Describes a large number of things that are in disorder, or describes something that is incomplete and rough, roughly the case.
Origin Story
在一个偏僻的小村庄里，住着一位老爷爷，他有一个心爱的古董钟，钟的表面上刻着精美的花纹，指针也十分精致。有一天，老爷爷突然发现钟的指针不见了，他着急地四处寻找，翻遍了整个房间，却一无所获。最后，他找到了一堆杂乱无章的零件，这些零件七七八八地堆放在角落里，他仔细辨认，终于找到了丢失的指针。原来，是顽皮的小孙子把指针拆下来玩耍，不小心弄丢了，后来又把它和其他玩具混在一起了。老爷爷终于找到了丢失的指针，他开心地把钟修好，指针又开始滴答滴答地走动着，仿佛在诉说着这个小村庄的平静生活。
In a remote village lived an old man who had a cherished antique clock. The clock had a beautiful face with intricate designs, and the hands were very exquisite. One day, the old man suddenly found that the clock's hands were missing. He anxiously searched everywhere, turning the whole room upside down, but he found nothing. Finally, he found a pile of messy parts, these parts were scattered in the corner. He carefully identified them and finally found the lost hands. It turned out that his naughty grandson had taken the hands apart to play with and accidentally lost them. He later mixed them with other toys. The old man was finally happy to find the lost hands. He happily repaired the clock, and the hands started ticking again, as if telling the quiet life of this little village.
Usage
形容数量多，杂乱无章，或形容不完整，比较粗略。多用于口语，表示不精确的概数。
Describes a large number of things that are in disorder, or describes something that is incomplete and rough. Often used in colloquial context to indicate imprecise numbers.
Examples
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家里的东西七七八八收拾好了
jia li de dong xi qi qi ba ba shou shi hao le
The things at home are more or less packed up.
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这些书七七八八地堆放在桌子上
zhe xie shu qi qi ba ba di dui fang zai zhuo zi shang
The books are piled more or less on the table.