Read Edit View history 刻舟求剑 kèzhōuqiújiàn HSK7 to take measures without regard to changes Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Senses Add sense 刻舟求剑/ 刻舟求劍 kèzhōuqiújiàn to take measures without regard to changes literally meaning to notch a boat to find a fallen sword; describes someone who is stubborn and fails to adapt their methods to changing circumstances. Edit Delete References Add reference variant 刻舟求剑/刻舟求劍 → 契舟求剑/契舟求劍 Edit Delete see 刻舟求剑/刻舟求劍 → 胶柱鼓瑟/膠柱鼓瑟 Edit Delete antonym 瞬息万变/瞬息萬變 → 刻舟求剑/刻舟求劍 Edit Delete synonym 一成不变/一成不變 → 刻舟求剑/刻舟求劍 Edit Delete synonym 食古不化/食古不化 → 刻舟求剑/刻舟求劍 Edit Delete same_as 契舟求剑/契舟求劍 → 刻舟求剑/刻舟求劍 Edit Delete
刻舟求剑/ 刻舟求劍 kèzhōuqiújiàn to take measures without regard to changes literally meaning to notch a boat to find a fallen sword; describes someone who is stubborn and fails to adapt their methods to changing circumstances. Edit Delete