# 刻舟求剑 (kèzhōuqiújiàn)

In Mandarin Chinese, 刻舟求剑 (kèzhōuqiújiàn) means “stick to old ways blindly”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: stick to old ways blindly
- Pinyin: kèzhōuqiújiàn (ke4 zhou1 qiu2 jian4)
- Traditional: 刻舟求劍
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 解决问题不能刻舟求剑。
  Jiějué wèntí bù néng kèzhōu-qiújiàn.
  When solving problems, do not stick blindly to old ways.

## Characters

- [刻](https://hanziro.com/word/ke-quarter/) (kè): quarter (hour); moment
- [舟](https://hanziro.com/word/zhou-boat/) (zhōu): boat
- [求](https://hanziro.com/word/qiu-beg/) (qiú): to beg; to ask for
- [剑](https://hanziro.com/word/jian-sword/) (jiàn): sword

https://hanziro.com/word/ke-zhou-qiu-jian-stick-old-ways/

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