verb
打水漂
dǎ shuǐ piāo
to skim stones; to squander; to spend but get nothing in return
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打水漂 (dǎ shuǐ piāo) means "to skim stones; to squander; to spend but get nothing in return" in Chinese.
打水漂 is pronounced "dǎ shuǐ piāo" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 3 syllables.
打水漂 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.
打水漂 is made up of the characters 打, 水, 漂. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.
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