竹篮打水，一场空

zhú lán dǎ shuǐ , yī cháng kōng

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

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Child Words of 竹篮打水，一场空

• 一 一 yī: one
• 场 场 cháng: threshing floor
• 场 场 chǎng: large place used for a specific purpose
• 打 打 dá: dozen (loanword)
• 打 打 dǎ: to beat
• 水 水 shuǐ: water
• 空 空 kōng: empty
• 空 空 kòng: to empty
• 一场空 一场空 yī cháng kōng: all one's hopes and efforts come to nothing
• 打水 打水 dǎ shuǐ: to draw water
• 竹 竹 zhú: bamboo
• 竹篮 竹篮 zhú lán: wicker basket
• 竹篮打水 竹篮打水 zhú lán dǎ shuǐ: using a wicker basket to draw water (idiom); wasted effort
• 篮 篮 lán: basket (receptacle)