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Meaning of 草船借箭

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草 cǎo 船 chuán 借 jiè 箭 jiàn
lit. using straw boats to borrow arrows (idiom, from 三国演义 ); fig. to use others' manpower and resources for one's own ends
Example Sentences
1
gāo
高
xiān sheng
先生
zài
在
chóu bàn
筹办
yǎng zhū chǎng
养猪场
de
的
shí hou
时候
kǔ yú
苦于
méi yǒu
没有
zī jīn
资金
，
zài
在
yì chóu mò zhǎn
一筹莫展
zhī jì
之际
tā
他
cǎo
草
chuán
船
jiè
借
jiàn
箭
，
hào zhào
号召
tóng shì
同事
jí tǐ
集体
chū zī
出资
，
zuì zhōng
最终
jiě
解
le
了
rán méi zhī jí
燃眉之急
。
Gao was troubled that he lacked the funds to start a pig farm. He borrowed strength from his colleagues asking them to pool money and finally solved the problem.
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