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杯水车薪【bēi shuǐ chē xīn】

lit. a cup of water on a burning cart of firewood (idiom); fig. an utterly inadequate measure

汉语词典Chinese definitions

杯水车薪【bēi shuǐ chē xīn, bēi shuǐ jū xīn】

chéng yǔ成语

lì liang力量tài太xiǎo小，wú jì yú shì无济于事

jiù shì就是píng rì平日yǒu xiē有些xiǎo xiǎo小小líng guāng灵光，dǒu rán陡然dà大ě恶Bāo包shēn身，jiù就rú如「bēi shuǐ chē xīn杯水车薪」yī bān一般，nà li那里dǐ抵dé得zhù住！

杯水车薪【bēi shuǐ chē xīn】

lit. a cup of water on a burning cart of firewood (idiom); fig. an utterly inadequate measure

汉语词典Chinese definitions

杯水车薪【bēi shuǐ chē xīn, bēi shuǐ jū xīn】

chéng yǔ成语

lì liang力量tài太xiǎo小，wú jì yú shì无济于事

jiù shì就是píng rì平日yǒu xiē有些xiǎo xiǎo小小líng guāng灵光，dǒu rán陡然dà大ě恶Bāo包shēn身，jiù就rú如「bēi shuǐ chē xīn杯水车薪」yī bān一般，nà li那里dǐ抵dé得zhù住！

杯

HSK 11

含义cup, glass

拼音bēi

水

HSK 11

含义water, liquid, lotion, juice

拼音shuǐ

车

HSK 1

含义cart, vehicle; carry in cart

拼音chē

薪

HSK 64

含义fuel, firewood; salary

拼音xīn