竹篮打水

zhú lán dǎ shuǐ

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

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Words Containing 竹篮打水

• 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 竹篮打水

• 打 打 dá: dozen (loanword)
• 打 打 dǎ: to beat
• 水 水 shuǐ: water
• 打水 打水 dǎ shuǐ: to draw water
• 竹 竹 zhú: bamboo
• 竹篮 竹篮 zhú lán: wicker basket
• 篮 篮 lán: basket (receptacle)