担雪塞井 — “To engage in a futile or pointless endeavor”
担雪塞井 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to engage in a futile or pointless endeavor”. To make a fruitless effort. Literally, “carry snow to fill a well”.
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担雪塞井 Pronunciation and Pinyin
担雪塞井 Character Breakdown
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这种担雪塞井的努力，注定是不会有任何成效的。
Such an effort of carrying snow to fill a well is doomed to be fruitless.
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Open the tool →Questions about 担雪塞井
What does 担雪塞井 mean?
担雪塞井 (dān xuě sāi jǐng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to engage in a futile or pointless endeavor”.
How do you pronounce 担雪塞井?
担雪塞井 is pronounced dān xuě sāi jǐng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 担雪塞井 literally mean?
Literally, 担雪塞井 means “carry snow to fill a well”. It is used to mean “to engage in a futile or pointless endeavor”.
What is the Chinese definition of 担雪塞井?
挑雪去填塞水井。比喻徒劳无功。