徒劳无益 (tú láo mó) — futile effort, pointless exertion, labor in vain

Definition

Beispiele

• 你这样做完全是徒劳无益，他不会回心转意的。
  Nǐ zhè yàng zuò wán quán shì tú láo mó, tā bú huì huí xīn zhuǎn yì de.
  What you're doing is completely futile — he won't change his mind.
• 与其徒劳无益地抱怨，不如想办法解决问题。
  Yǔ qí tú láo mó dì bào yuàn, bù rú xiǎng bàn fǎ jiě jué wèn tí.
  Instead of complaining futilely, it's better to think of a way to solve the problem.
• 他试图说服老板，但徒劳无益，老板已经决定了。
  Tā shì tú shuō fú lǎo bǎn, dàn tú láo mó, lǎo bǎn yǐ jīng jué dìng le.
  He tried to persuade the boss, but it was futile — the boss had already decided.