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刻舟求剑

kè zhōu qiú jiàn
HSK 3.0 Level 7

Definitions

  • •lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances

Child Words of 刻舟求剑

舟
zhōu
剑
jiàn
刻
kè
求
qiú