竹篮打水

zhú lán dǎ shuǐ

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Definitions

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

Words Containing 竹篮打水

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
dá

dozen (loanword)

打
dǎ

to beat

水
shuǐ

water

打水
dǎ shuǐ

to draw water

竹
zhú

bamboo

竹篮
zhú lán

wicker basket

篮
lán

basket (receptacle)