水漂 (shuǐ piāo) — skipping stone (the action or the stone used to skip on water); (figurative) something that is wasted or goes down the drain
Definition
Literally 'water-skip', this is a set phrase for the stone-skipping game (打水漂). It also means a total waste, as in 打了水漂 ('went down the drain').
noun
skipping stone (the action or the stone used to skip on water)(figurative) something that is wasted or goes down the drain
Examples
- 水漂。Tā zài hé biān dǎ shuǐ piāo.He is skipping stones by the river.
- 水漂。Zhè bǐ qián quán dōu dǎ le shuǐ piāo.All this money went down the drain.
- 水漂。Tā de nǔ lì zuì hòu dōu chéng le shuǐ piāo.His efforts all came to nothing in the end.
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