Learning Chinese starts simple with characters, advances to words, and peaks with idioms. Explore the free idiom 「杯水車薪」 here, with meaning and examples.
The Chinese idiom 「杯水車薪」 we’re introducing today is explained in detail below, along with its meaning and usage.
Use a cup of water to put out a cart of burning firewood. It is a metaphor that the power is too small to solve the problem.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
bēi shuǐ chē xīn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
bui1 seui2 che1 san1
There are a countless number of Chinese idioms, each with unique meanings and applications. We’ve provided these resources to help guide you as you dive deeper into learning Chinese.
