竹篮打水，一场空
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futility

  • created sense approved 竹篮打水，一场空/竹籃打水，一場空 · zhú​lán​dǎ​shuǐ, yī​cháng​kōng · futility

    竹篮打水，一场空 / 竹籃打水，一場空

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    futility

    using a wicker basket to draw water; an idiom describing wasted effort

    他费尽心思追求那个目标，结果却是竹篮打水一场空。

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