Read Edit View history 契舟求剑 qìzhōuqiújiàn to act with stubbornness Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 契舟求剑 契舟求劍 qìzhōuqiújiàn to act with stubbornness To take measures without regard to changes in circumstances; refers to a story of someone who marks the side of a boat to find a sword dropped into a river, failing to realize the boat has moved. Cross-References Same as 刻舟求剑 kèzhōuqiújiàn
契舟求剑 契舟求劍 qìzhōuqiújiàn to act with stubbornness To take measures without regard to changes in circumstances; refers to a story of someone who marks the side of a boat to find a sword dropped into a river, failing to realize the boat has moved. Cross-References Same as 刻舟求剑 kèzhōuqiújiàn