騎驢找驢 qí lǘ zhǎo lǘ

lit. to search for the mule while riding on it (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. to search for the mule while riding on it (idiom)
  2. 2. fig. to look for what one already has

Characters

Character Meaning
騎 qí
to ride (a horse, bike etc); to sit astride
驢 lǘ
donkey; variant of 驢lǘ[lu:2]
找 zhǎo HSK 2
to look for; to try to find; to find
驢 lǘ
donkey; variant of 驢lǘ[lu:2]