Read Edit View history 竹篮打水 zhúlándǎshuǐ wasted effort Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Senses Add sense 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 Edit Delete References Add reference see 竹篮打水/竹籃打水 → 竹篮打水一场空/竹籃打水一場空 Edit Delete same_as 竹篮儿打水/竹籃兒打水 → 竹篮打水/竹籃打水 Edit Delete
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 Edit Delete