竹篮打水 zhúlándǎshuǐ wasted effort Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 竹篮打水 竹籃打水 zhúlándǎshuǐ wasted effort using a wicker basket to draw water; a metaphor for all one's efforts being in vain Frequency Written text 0.053 per million Cross-References See 竹篮打水一场空 zhúlándǎshuǐyīchǎngkōngSame as 竹篮儿打水 zhúlánrdǎshuǐ Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
竹篮打水 竹籃打水 zhúlándǎshuǐ wasted effort using a wicker basket to draw water; a metaphor for all one's efforts being in vain Frequency Written text 0.053 per million Cross-References See 竹篮打水一场空 zhúlándǎshuǐyīchǎngkōngSame as 竹篮儿打水 zhúlánrdǎshuǐ Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
