HSK 7-9
刻舟求剑
kèzhōu-qiújiànlit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances
环境已经改变不能再刻舟求剑。
Huán jìng yǐ jīng gǎi biàn bù néng zài kè zhōu qiú jiàn.
The circumstances have changed, so we cannot keep using an outdated approach.
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Appears across levels (7-9) in the HSK 3.0 word list.