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Definition(s) for: 竹篮打水

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
竹篮打水 zhú lán dǎ shuǐ - using a wicker basket to draw water (idiom); wasted effort

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - - - 86,058

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
zhú- bamboo
- CL:棵[ke1],支[zhi1],根[gen1]
- Kangxi radical 118
lán- basket (receptacle)
- basket (in basketball)
- (loanword) dozen
- Taiwan pr. [da3]
- to beat
- to strike
- to hit
- to break
- to type
- to mix up
- to build
- to fight
- to fetch
- to make
- to tie up
- to issue
- to shoot
- to calculate
- to play (a game)
- since
- from
shuǐ- surname Shui
shuǐ- water
- (after a name) ... River
- to swim (used mostly in 會水|会水[hui4shui3] and 水性[shui3xing4])
- (coll.) lacking in substance; shoddy
- (bound form) additional cost; extra income
- classifier for washings of a garment

Other Words Containing 竹篮打水

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo