Word: 刻舟求劍 (kèzhōuqiújiàn)

刻舟求劍 is how 刻舟求剑 is written in traditional characters. These are the example sentences on the site that use it, written the same way.

Simplified: 刻舟求剑

刻舟求劍 dictionary entry

kèzhōuqiújiàn: lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom)

Full dictionary entry for 刻舟求劍

Example sentences using 刻舟求劍

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別刻舟求劍了，情況早就變了。

Bié kèzhōuqiújiàn le, qíngkuàng zǎojiù biànle.

Stop clinging to outdated methods, because the situation changed long ago.
舊地圖找新路，是刻舟求劍。

Jiù dìtú zhǎo xīn lù, shì kèzhōuqiújiàn.

Using an old map to find a new road is futile, like marking the boat to find a lost sword.