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三天打鱼，两天晒网
三天打魚，兩天曬網
sāntiāndǎyú,liǎngtiānshàiwǎng
1.
lit. to fish for three days and sun-dry the nets for two days (proverb)
2.
fig. not to persevere in doing sth
3.
to do sth by fits and starts
Character Breakdown
三
sān
three
HSK 1
3 丶
天
tiān
sky, heaven; god, celestial
HSK 1
4 丶
打
dǎ
to attack, to beat, to hit, to strike
HSK 1
5 丶
鱼
yú
fish
HSK 2
8 丶
两
liǎng
two, both, pair, couple; ounce
HSK 2
7 丶
天
tiān
sky, heaven; god, celestial
HSK 1
4 丶
晒
shài
to dry in the sun; to expose to the sun
HSK 5
10 丶
网
wǎng
net; network
HSK 3
6 丶
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