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竹篮打水一场空

zhú lán dǎ shuǐ yī cháng kōng
📊 Corpus Indexed: 3 clips
💡 Meaning:

Common spoken expression used by native Chinese speakers in daily life.

Spoken Idiom

[Scene: 其他场景]

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谁曾想又是竹篮打水一场空啊
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谁曾想又是 竹篮打水一场空 啊

(得遇贵人) ── Previous context

“Who knew it would still all be for nothing?”

《朝雪录》 · 27:33
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[Scene: 历史宫廷]

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怕是要竹篮打水一场空了
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怕是要 竹篮打水一场空 了

(像是已有了必死的决心 成王这次) ── Previous context

“will likely come up empty-handed.”

《朝雪录》 · 36:39
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[Scene: 社交聚会]

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怕是竹篮打水一场空
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怕是 竹篮打水一场空

(不然) ── Previous context

“all their efforts will be in vain.”

《家业》 · 35:33
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