汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 打水漂
打水漂
to skip stones (on water) / (coll.) to squander one's money on a bad investment
dǎ/dá shuǐ piào/piāo/piǎo
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

几个小男孩用石块打水漂

Small boys were skimming stones across the water.

我站着看他打水漂游戏。

I stood watching him play ducks and drakes.

那几个男孩子用石块往水塘里打水漂

The boys were skipping stones across the pond.

跟新东方学英语就是把钱打水漂

To study English with Xindongfang is just pouring money down the drain.