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Words
Hanzi
徒
劳
无
益
【
tú
láo
wú
yì
】
futile endeavor (idiom)
Generated:
This idiom is used to describe an effort or action that ultimately leads to no useful result or is completely in vain.
tā
他
wèi
le
为了
zhè
ge
这个
xiàng
mù
项目
Huā
花
le
了
hěn
很
duō
多
shí
jiān
时间
，
dàn
但
zuì
hòu
最后
què
却
fā
xiàn
发现
shì
是
tú
láo
wú
yì
徒劳无益
de
的
。
He spent a lot of time on this project, but in the end, he found it to be a futile endeavor.
+1 more example
徒
劳
无
益
【
tú
láo
wú
yì
】
futile endeavor (idiom)
Generated:
This idiom is used to describe an effort or action that ultimately leads to no useful result or is completely in vain.
tā
他
wèi
le
为了
zhè
ge
这个
xiàng
mù
项目
Huā
花
le
了
hěn
很
duō
多
shí
jiān
时间
，
dàn
但
zuì
hòu
最后
què
却
fā
xiàn
发现
shì
是
tú
láo
wú
yì
徒劳无益
de
的
。
He spent a lot of time on this project, but in the end, he found it to be a futile endeavor.
+1 more example
徒
HSK 6
4
含义
disciple, follower; go on foot
拼音
tú
Details
劳
HSK 5
含义
labor, toil, do manual work
拼音
láo
Details
无
HSK 4
含义
negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
拼音
wú
Details
益
HSK 4
2
含义
profit, benefit; advantage; hexagram ䷩
拼音
yì
Details
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