刻舟求剑(kè zhōu qiú jiàn): lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword…
lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword…
Character breakdown
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Word information
- Pinyin
- kè zhōu qiú jiàn
- Meaning
- lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances
- HSK level
- HSK 7-9
- Characters
- 4
- Traditional
- 刻舟求劍
Related words
Common words sharing a character with 刻舟求剑 — tap one to open its word page.
kè刻yì意
HSK 7-9intentionally; deliberately; purposely
kè刻kǔ苦
HSK 7-9hardworking
yī一kè刻
a quarter of an hour; 15 minutes
yī一kè刻qiān千jīn金
(idiom) time is gold; every minute is precious
yī一kè刻zhōng钟
a quarter of an hour
yī一shí时bàn半kè刻
(idiom) a short time; a little while
kè刻bù不róng容huǎn缓
to brook no delay
kè刻dāo刀
engraving knife; carving knife (for wood, stone etc)
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