刻舟求剑

kèzhōuqiújiàn

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

Traditional 刻舟求劍
HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

Meaning

kèzhōuqiújiàn ke4 zhou1 qiu2 jian4
  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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