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竹篮打水
竹籃打水
zhúlándǎshuǐ
1. using a wicker basket to draw water (idiom); wasted effort

Character Breakdown

竹
zhú
bamboo; flute
HSK 5 6 丶
篮
lán
basket; goal
HSK 2 16 丶
打
dǎ
to attack, to beat, to hit, to strike
HSK 1 5 丶
水
shuǐ
water, liquid, lotion, juice
HSK 1 4 丶

Compound Words (1)

竹篮打水，一场空
zhúlándǎshuǐ,yīchángkōng
using a wicker basket to draw water (idiom); wasted effort

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