竹篮打水
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Definitions

  1. 1. using a wicker basket to draw water (idiom); wasted effort

Components

  • 竹篮 zhú lán – wicker basket
  • 打水 dǎ shuǐ – to draw water

Related Words

  • 竹篮打水,一场空 zhú lán dǎ shuǐ , yī cháng kōng – using a wicker basket to draw water (idiom); wasted effort
  • 竹篮打水一场空 zhú lán dǎ shuǐ yī chǎng kōng – a waste of effort