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刻舟求剑

Traditional 刻舟求劍

kè zhōu qiú jiàn

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

HSK 7–9

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Meanings

kè zhōu qiú jiàn 刻舟求劍

  1. lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances

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