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一场空

yī cháng kōng

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Definitions

  1. 1. all one's hopes and efforts come to nothing
  2. 2. futile

Words Containing 一场空

竹篮打水，一场空
zhú lán dǎ shuǐ , yī cháng kōng

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

Child Words of 一场空

场
cháng

threshing floor

空
kōng

empty

一
yī

one

空
kòng

to empty

场
chǎng

large place used for a specific purpose