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竹篮打水，一场空

zhú lán dǎ shuǐ , yī cháng kōng

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Definitions

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

Child Words of 竹篮打水，一场空

to beat

one

to empty

zhú lán dǎ shuǐ

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

to draw water

empty

wicker basket

yī cháng kōng

all one's hopes and efforts come to nothing

water

dozen (loanword)

large place used for a specific purpose

basket (receptacle)

bamboo

threshing floor