系风捕影 xìfēngbǔyǐng to chase the wind and clutch at shadows Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 系 xì verb to tie (literary) to bind; to fasten; to hitch; to tie; to button up; to do up a knot or lace风 風 fēng noun wind wind; the movement of air caused by differences in air pressure捕影 bǔyǐng to catch shadows to chase shadows; to engage in groundless or futile activities
