撒网捕风 sāwǎngbǔfēng to make a vain effort Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 撒网 撒網 sāwǎng verb + noun to cast a net to throw out a fishing net so that it spreads open捕 bǔ verb to catch to catch; to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hunt (animals, fish, etc.)风 風 fēng noun wind wind; the movement of air caused by differences in air pressure