杯水车薪 bēishuǐchēxīn utterly inadequate Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 杯 bēi noun cup cup; glass; mug水 shuǐ noun water water; a liquid, juice, or lotion车 車 chē noun vehicle wheeled land vehicle; car; bicycle; bus; traffic薪 xīn firewood (bound form) firewood; fuel; brushwood used for burning