撒网捕风
sā wǎng bǔ fēng
Pinyin

Definition

撒网捕风
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sā wǎng bǔ fēng
  1. lit. the wind cannot be caught in a net
  2. to waste one's effort (idiom)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

捕鱼
bǔ yú
  1. 1 to catch fish
  2. 2 to fish
撒
sā
  1. 1 to let go
  2. 2 to cast
  3. 3 to let loose
  4. 4 to discharge
  5. 5 to give expression to
撒娇
sā jiāo
  1. 1 to act like a spoiled child
  2. 2 to throw a tantrum
  3. 3 to act coquettishly
播撒
bō sǎ
  1. 1 to sow (seeds)
  2. 2 to scatter
凯撒
Kǎi sā
  1. 1 Caesar or Kaiser (name)
吃喝拉撒睡
chī hē lā sā shuì
  1. 1 to eat, drink, shit, piss, and sleep
  2. 2 (fig.) the ordinary daily routine
捕
bǔ
  1. 1 to catch
  2. 2 to seize
  3. 3 to capture
捕捉
bǔ zhuō
  1. 1 to catch
  2. 2 to seize
  3. 3 to capture
捕获
bǔ huò
  1. 1 to catch
  2. 2 to capture
  3. 3 to seize
捕风捉影
bǔ fēng zhuō yǐng
  1. 1 lit. chasing the wind and clutching at shadows (idiom); fig. groundless accusations
  2. 2 to act on hearsay evidence
撒哈拉
Sā hā lā
  1. 1 Sahara
撒尿
sā niào
  1. 1 to pass water
  2. 2 to piss
  3. 3 to urinate
  4. 4 to wee wee
撒手
sā shǒu
  1. 1 to let go of sth
  2. 2 to give up
撒旦
Sā dàn
  1. 1 Satan or Shaitan
撒泼
sā pō
  1. 1 to make an unreasonable scene
撒谎
sā huǎng
  1. 1 to tell lies
撒野
sā yě
  1. 1 to display shockingly bad behavior
  2. 2 to behave atrociously
被捕
bèi bǔ
  1. 1 to be arrested
  2. 2 under arrest
追捕
zhuī bǔ
  1. 1 to pursue
  2. 2 to be after
  3. 3 to hunt down
逮捕
dài bǔ
  1. 1 to arrest
  2. 2 to apprehend
  3. 3 an arrest

Idioms (8)

不见兔子不撒鹰
bù jiàn tù zi bù sā yīng
  1. 1 you don't release the hawk until you've seen the hare (idiom)
  2. 2 one doesn't act without some incentive
捕风捉影
bǔ fēng zhuō yǐng
  1. 1 lit. chasing the wind and clutching at shadows (idiom); fig. groundless accusations
  2. 2 to act on hearsay evidence
撒手不管
sā shǒu bù guǎn
  1. 1 to stand aside and do nothing (idiom)
  2. 2 to take no part in
撒手人寰
sā shǒu rén huán
  1. 1 to leave one's mortal frame (idiom)
  2. 2 to die
撒手闭眼
sā shǒu bì yǎn
  1. 1 to have nothing further to do with a matter (idiom)
撒网捕风
sā wǎng bǔ fēng
  1. 1 lit. the wind cannot be caught in a net
  2. 2 to waste one's effort (idiom)
螳螂捕蝉
táng láng bǔ chán
  1. 1 the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger
螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后
táng láng bǔ chán , huáng què zài hòu
  1. 1 the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger

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