打着灯笼 dǎ zhe dēng lóng

DEFINITIONS

  1. holding a lantern; searching painstakingly; metaphorically used to emphasize the importance of finding something

CHARACTERS

打 dǎ
HSK 1
strike, hit, beat; fight; attack
着 zhe
HSK 2
make move, take action
灯 dēng
HSK 3
lantern, lamp
笼 lóng
HSK 6
cage; cage-like basket