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白费
/ báifèi /
Strokes
Definition
to waste (one's energy etc)
Example
As a Verb
waste; do in vain
1
Yīqiè
一切
xīnkǔ
辛苦
quán
全
báifèi
白费
le
了
,
hétong
合同
bèi
被
lìngwài
另外
yī
一
jiā
家
gōngsī
公司
gǎo
搞
dàoshǒu
到手
。
All that hard work was for nothing. The contract went to another company.
2
Shǐ
使
wǒmen
我们
de
的
nǔlì
努力
báifèi
白费
stultify our efforts
3
Báifèi
白费
xīnsi
心思
rack one's wits in vain/to no avail; bother one's head for nothing
4
Báifèi
白费
xīnjī
心机
scheme in vain
5
Báifèilìqi
白费力气
waste one's energy; plough the air/sands; beat the wind/air; beat a dead horse; waste one's effort (on); draw water with a sieve; go on a wild goose chase
6
Báifèi
白费
gōngfu
功夫
/
shíjiān
时间
waste one's time