一场空

yī cháng kōng

Rare

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Definitions

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

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Words Containing 一场空

• 竹篮打水，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

• 一 一 yī: one
• 场 场 cháng: threshing floor
• 场 场 chǎng: large place used for a specific purpose
• 空 空 kōng: empty
• 空 空 kòng: to empty