草船借箭cǎo chuán jiè jiàn

How do you use 草船借箭 in a sentence?

Instead of buying expensive materials, our team used the other side's extra supplies to finish the project—it was like grass boats borrowing arrows.

我wǒ们men队duì没méi有yǒu去qù买mǎi昂áng贵guì的de材cái料liào，而ér是shì利lì用yòng了le对duì方fāng多duō余yú的de物wù资zī完wán成chéng了le项xiàng目mù，真zhēn像xiàng“草cǎo船chuán借jiè箭jiàn”。

Common mistake

Do not use this idiom for ordinary borrowing or simple asking for help. It is wrong if there is no clever plan to turn the other side's strength or resources into your own advantage.

不bú要yào把bǎ这zhè个gè成chéng语yǔ用yòng在zài普pǔ通tōng的de借jiè东dōng西xī或huò单dān纯chún请qǐng求qiú帮bāng助zhù上shàng。如rú果guǒ没méi有yǒu巧qiǎo妙miào地dì把bǎ对duì方fāng的de力lì量liàng或huò资zī源yuán变biàn成chéng自zì己jǐ的de优yōu势shì，这zhè样yàng用yòng就jiù是shì不bú对duì的de。