刻舟求剑(kè zhōu qiú jiàn)

HSK 7-94 charactersTrad. 刻舟求劍

lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword…

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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

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