买椟还珠 (mǎi dú huán zhū): Meaning, Examples & Usage
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买椟还珠
买椟还珠 (mǎi dú huán zhū): To buy the box but return the pearl (an idiom meaning to lack judgment) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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买 • mǎi • buy • HSK 2.0 L1
HSK 1
mǎi
买
buy
椟 • dú • casket, box
dú
椟
casket, box
还 • huán • to return • HSK 2.0 L2
HSK 2
huán
还
to return
珠 • zhū • pearl; bead; gem
zhū
珠
pearl; bead; gem
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More common words that include characters from 买椟还珠.
Words with
买
购买
gòu mǎi
to purchase; to buy
买卖
mǎi mài
buying and selling
收买
shōu mǎi
Bribe / Buy off
买主
mǎi zhǔ
buyer, purchaser
买书
mǎi shū
buy books
买家
mǎi jiā
buyer
买房
mǎi fáng
to buy a house
买票
mǎi piào
buy tickets
Words with
椟
宝椟
bǎo dú
treasure casket
椟藏
dú cáng
to store in a casket
玉椟
yù dú
jade casket
珠椟
zhū dú
pearl casket
Words with
还
还是
hái shì
...or...? [in a question]
退还
tuì huán
to return; to refund; to give back
讨价还价
tǎo jià huán jià
bargain/barter with somebody for something
偿还
cháng huán
repay; pay back
Words with
珠
珍珠
zhēn zhū
pearl
珠宝
zhū bǎo
pearls
玑珠
jīzhū
pearls; precious things
珠子
zhū zi
bead
归还
guī huán
return; revert; send back
还原
huán yuán
return to the original condition or shape; restore
返还
fǎn huá
Return
交还
jiāo huán
return, hand back
珠椟
zhū dú
pearl casket
珠玑
zhūjī
pearls and gems; exquisite writing
瑙珠
nǎo zhū
agate bead
眼珠
yǎn zhū
eyeball
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Example Sentences with 买椟还珠
tā
他
huā
花
le
了
hěn
很
duō
多
qián
钱
mǎi
买
nà
那
ge
个
piào
漂
liang
亮
de
的
bāo
包
zhuāng
装
，
què
却
bǎ
把
lǐ
里
miàn
面
de
的
chǎn
产
pǐn
品
tuì
退
huí
回
qù
去
le
了
，
zhēn
真
shì
是
mǎi
买
dú
椟
huán
还
zhū
珠
。
He spent a lot of money on the beautiful packaging but returned the product inside—truly buying the casket and returning the pearl.
xué
学
xí
习
yǔ
语
yán
言
shí
时
zhī
只
bèi
背
dān
单
cí
词
bú
不
liàn
练
kǒu
口
yǔ
语
，
jiù
就
shì
是
mǎi
买
dú
椟
huán
还
zhū
珠
。
When learning a language, only memorizing vocabulary without practicing speaking is like buying the casket and returning the pearl.
