懂中文 Dong Chinese
Dictionary
Log in
  • Learn
  • Dictionary
  • Media
  • Settings
撒网捕风
sā​wǎng​bǔ​fēng

to make a vain effort

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 撒网 撒網 sā​wǎng verb + noun
    to cast a net
    to throw out a fishing net so that it spreads open
  2. 捕 bǔ verb
    to catch
    to catch; to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hunt (animals, fish, etc.)
  3. 风 風 fēng noun
    wind
    wind; the movement of air caused by differences in air pressure