打水 | Definition | Mandarin Chinese Pinyin English Dictionary

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苏打水 Trad. 蘇打水

sū dá shuǐ
soda drink (loanword)
打水漂

dǎ shuǐ piāo
to skim stones to squander to spend but get nothing in return

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竹篮打水 Trad. 竹籃打水

zhú lán dǎ shuǐ
using a wicker basket to draw water (idiom); wasted effort

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竹篮打水，一场空 Trad. 竹籃打水，一場空

zhú lán dǎ shuǐ , yī chǎng kōng
using a wicker basket to draw water (idiom); wasted effort
打水

dǎ shuǐ
to draw water to splash water

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竹篮打水，一场空 Trad. 竹籃打水，一場空

zhú lán dǎ shuǐ , yī cháng kōng
using a wicker basket to draw water (idiom); wasted effort