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三天打鱼，两天晒网

sāntiāndǎyú,liǎngtiānshàiwǎng

Traditional: 三天打魚，兩天曬網

lit. to fish for three days and sun-dry the nets for two days (proverb) / fig. not to persevere in doing sth / to do sth by fits and starts

Character Breakdown

三
sān
three
HSK 1
天
tiān
sky, heaven; god, celestial
HSK 1
打
dǎ
to attack, to beat, to hit, to strike
HSK 1
鱼
yú
fish
HSK 2
两
liǎng
two, both, pair, couple; ounce
HSK 2
天
tiān
sky, heaven; god, celestial
HSK 1
晒
shài
to dry in the sun; to expose to the sun
HSK 5
网
wǎng
net; network
HSK 3

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